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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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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which for decades sought to remedy vast racial injustices in America, has now made tackling discrimination against white people, especially men, a priority.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
15 May 2026 -
The legacy of environmental injustice in Gowanus is real, and skepticism is understandable.—
Michelle de la Uz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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There’s also the inclination to right a wrong, as in the case of Turner.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Most of what could go wrong has already been engineered against.—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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