wrong way
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"They should avoid going down the wrong path in the wrong way, only to ultimately suffer the consequences themselves."
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
She’s coming from Boston every weekend, and she’s rubbed a lot of people in town the wrong way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
What we do know is that on Saturday 22 August, a Volkswagen Passat that had been pursued by police travelled the wrong way along the A66 and collided head-on with a police vehicle.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Mastro’s hard-charging legal style has rubbed others in New York politics the wrong way, including the City Council, which helped stymie his bid to become the city’s top lawyer during the Adams administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that, but your mother”—she sighs— “always seems to be heading the wrong way on a one-way street.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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