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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
life seemed to treat him with an unjustness that was immensely frustrating
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Noun
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Her research aims to examine whether and how spirituality can endure as a form of cultural resilience even in systems permeated by market dynamics, injustice and oppression.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026 -
Journalism as a whole could better fulfill its social responsibility role by covering social injustice/inequities as an issue of public importance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Two wrongs will never make a right.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The runs were crucial for a team that hasn’t been able to score many of them this season, but this game offered a chance to right the wrongs for Scott and setup man Luke Weaver.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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