wrongly

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The DFW Support Committee, a group supporting the protesters, said the defendants were wrongly being “thrown away for the rest of their lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Investors may be wrongly pricing in a cut to Carnival’s full-year yield guidance, Stifel Research analyst Steven Wieczynski said.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

It occurs when the body's immune system wrongly identifies a food or substance as a threat.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Chris Mullin, a former Labour MP who played a key role in the release of wrongly convicted Birmingham Six, is knighted for political and public service.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Shortly after Marsha arrived at Tutwiler, we won the release of Diane Jones, who had been wrongly convicted and sentenced to die in prison for a crime she had not committed.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson