wrongly
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In addition, Texans recognize the flaws that led Hinojosa to characterize the criminal justice system as “broken”; 59 percent say they believe that Texas has executed “the wrongly convicted.”
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
Experts say they know of no captive-breeding programme for the Indonesian species, while Vantara believes the orangutan was wrongly identified as a Tapanuli.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
You started to judge them, rightly or wrongly, for their lifestyle and, as you saw it, their lack of financial responsibility.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
The BBC has asked the judge to dismiss the case, saying that it was wrongly filed in federal court in Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Because I wrongly imagined that English was intrinsically a public language and Spanish an intrinsically private one, I easily noted the difference between classroom language and the language of home.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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