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If you’re working hard at the wrong things, “that's wasted effort.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"I want to thank all of the young campaigners who have been bravely raising their voices about this, and whose dedication will lead to seeing this wrong righted," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Audiences expecting an easy villain and a clear case of right and wrong will be surprised as the narrative unfolds with an examination of community, complicity and corruption within institutions of power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It apparently failed, because they went back to the AI afterward asking it to help figure out what went wrong.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
I felt like I was in trouble with Mom somehow, but I couldn’t figure out what I had done wrong.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
In her documentary debut, director Poh Si Teng makes no attempt to explain the rights or wrongs of the conflict itself, focusing instead on the work in Gaza of three American doctors from different backgrounds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“That is not how a justice system is supposed to work. Our country needs more brave leaders like David Huerta to stand up for the wrongs they see around them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
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
Bryant said he hoped the work would help "right some wrongs" that affected not just eel numbers but also salmon and trout in rivers.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
These is a saying that two wrongs don’t make a right, and I am fond of this saying.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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
If we choose to collapse into a monolithic, uncritical chorus whenever a wronged woman writes a memoir, we are trading our real potency for the cheap satisfaction of rah-rah-go-us groupthink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
What I’ve found is that no one is right, and everyone feels wronged no matter what.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
He’s deeply remorseful about how he wronged family, friends and colleagues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
He wronged me, and I have to stand up to that.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Examples of alleged wronging by the district include:
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
He was wronging a particular person, who has a right to decide whether she wants to continue a relationship with someone who’s betraying her.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
Qatar, shielded from the economic impact by its $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, denied wronging its neighbours and held out until the dispute was resolved this January.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021
He has denied wronging, and the trial is scheduled to start in May.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2020
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
