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Reducing McCullum to a 'vibes man', does not do justice to a coach regarded as having one of the smartest brains in the modern game.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

Richter’s process of abstraction was based on his conviction that he could not do justice to the incomprehensible horror of the Holocaust with direct depiction.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Such an assessment, though, does not do justice to how she has performed her role and moved with the times, said Matthew Dennison, author of a recent biography of the queen.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2022

It did not do justice, however, to African Americans.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2021

“You have only proved by this,” cried Elizabeth, “that Mr. Bingley did not do justice to his own disposition. You have shown him off now much more than he did himself.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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