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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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The response to social injustice cannot advance when its leaders employ the same methods of harm within their own homes or communities.—
Lynn DeWoskin Covarrubias,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026 -
The moral responsibility fell too heavy, the desire to avoid ambivalence amid injustice burned too brightly.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Morality is not just a question of right or wrong.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Apr. 2026
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Absent that, Blakeman has an excellent case to bring to court to right this wrong.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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