iniquity
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“This was not the den of iniquity that has been portrayed.”
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
Germans reply that France is hardly in a position to give lessons about the iniquity of state aid.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2022
Though the amoral scientist has been a familiar trope since Victor Frankenstein, we seldom consider what sets these technicians on the path to iniquity.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2021
At the very end of this piece is the crux of humanity: The iniquity of everyone is going to be laid on this one person.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2020
Despite Britain being the home of parliamentary democracy, it was that democracy that had helped inflict a pernicious system of iniquity on my people.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Referring to America’s Indigenous people, he added, “I apologize in advance if iniquities or injustices are committed.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
"Craig has occasionally been a divisive figure during this five movie stint, from his initial casting ... to his dour performance-style to his off-screen rants about the iniquities of the gig," he wrote.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
In the Billboard interview, he used the analogy of buying a house to explain the iniquities of the music industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2020
The pandemic has only underscored the broader problem of compensation in college sports – and the structural iniquities of a billion-dollar industry that runs on the backs of unpaid labor.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2020
I was in favor of this dramatic gesture, for it highlighted the iniquities of the State of Emergency.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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