wrong
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He would have an unfair advantage in court—even if his position was wrong on the merits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
However, the couple later learned Bush gave them the wrong remains.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
This is the loudest central-bank week of the summer, and Wall Street is watching the wrong meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Price said he never intended to do anything wrong and questioned the fairness of a prosecution over what he said was essentially a paperwork error.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He probably chastised one of them for helping the wrong way, so they forgot to come back to his room.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Smith quit the ASA around the same time, demoralized by what he saw as a lack of self-awareness among his colleagues, whose work focused on the world’s wrongs while failing to recognize their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
But Ryerse, 51, and others in the Democratic Christian pushback say they are ready to right wrongs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
"We owe it to them to right these wrongs."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Time will tell whether this proves to be helpful for the vindication of wrongs from years ago and creation of stable relations in years to come.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Hesiod, not much later than the Odyssey if at all, says of a man who does evil to the suppliant and the stranger, or who wrongs orphan children, “with that man Zeus is angry.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
But I’ve no doubt that, like me, many people found comfort in the story’s resolute belief in humankind’s capacity for grace even after someone has greatly wronged us.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Police Chief Cameron Paul fired back in his own video, saying people who believe they have been wronged financially aren’t exempt from laws against “harassment, trespassing, stalking, or other conduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Donaldson replied: "When you have wronged someone, what is wrong with seeking forgiveness?"
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
What I’ve found is that no one is right, and everyone feels wronged no matter what.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
He sat behind the wheel, glaring at the road as if it had wronged him.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Examples of alleged wronging by the district include:
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
This may be one reason your roommates could tell themselves that they weren’t wronging you.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
He has denied wronging, and the trial is scheduled to start in May.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2020
He had already admitted to wronging his family, but, Lowell pointed out, that wasn’t what he was on trial for.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 2017
But he knowing their errand told them it was not they who were wronging him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
