iniquity
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Widow’s Bay’s founders damned themselves and all their descendants by burying their iniquity instead of living with it long enough to dispel it and learn from that mistake.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
“This was not the den of iniquity that has been portrayed.”
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
But through James’ point of view, it’s just another coming-of-age tale for a young white man who finds himself tickled and intrigued by this seeming den of artistic iniquity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Germans reply that France is hardly in a position to give lessons about the iniquity of state aid.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2022
The brash iniquity of the proposal tempted and amused the chaplain for a second or two.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
The confrontation occurred during the June 2020 demonstrations over police brutality and entrenched racial iniquities, sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
"Craig has occasionally been a divisive figure during this five movie stint, from his initial casting ... to his dour performance-style to his off-screen rants about the iniquities of the gig," he wrote.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
The result is a scrupulously observed and quietly damning exposé of the yawning gap between an industry’s public idealism and its internal iniquities.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
In the Billboard interview, he used the analogy of buying a house to explain the iniquities of the music industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2020
I was in favor of this dramatic gesture, for it highlighted the iniquities of the State of Emergency.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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