poetic justice

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That it’s a woman who ultimately neutralizes Homelander shielding is a kind of poetic justice.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

But among those who have spoken anonymously, some see Huntley's death as poetic justice, a blessing in disguise.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

If Mazda’s customers rebel, it will amount to poetic justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

If the railroad ultimately allows the city to build a trail — and that trail indeed brings in more tourist dollars — many locals says it would be poetic justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

I could bear his suffering with great  equanimity, for there was a poetic justice in it, though he himself was not a sinner above others, nor yet so much as many.

From A New Atmosphere by Hamilton, Gail