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wrongdoing

[rawng-doo-ing, -doo-, rong-] / ˈrɔŋˌdu ɪŋ, -ˈdu-, ˈrɒŋ- /


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The 10-time English champions, who continue to deny any wrongdoing, said Friday they had lodged a "comprehensive appeal" the previous evening.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

While Alonso was cleared of any wrongdoing or knowledge of the plot, Renault team principal Flavio Briatore and chief technical officer Pat Symonds were banned from F1 for several years.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He’s right that new laws aren’t needed to punish wrongdoing or negligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Raman campaign said it has done nothing wrong and denied any wrongdoing on behalf of Cheng.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Someone was bound to make a public accusation of wrongdoing.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The province wants to use the court system to "ensure that British Columbians are not left bearing the costs of corporate wrongdoings."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Rivers said he told Mangione what he perceived, which was, “Mainstream media and traditional TV news focused on the crime, whereas people on social media were talking about wrongdoings, potential wrongdoings in the healthcare industry.”

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025

Hockenstein and Lippman say they weren’t shown evidence of Sothea’s wrongdoings and have questions about the way Sovann Komar went about investigating what had gone wrong at the orphanage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

She added that she was "deeply saddened" to challenge the broadcaster but believed the "fight is necessary to expose the wrongdoings" and to "secure genuine institutional change".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

He wanted to appear cleansed of any past wrongdoings.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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