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travesty

[trav-uh-stee] / ˈtræv ə sti /




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To let the moment pass without taking action would be a travesty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

What are the latest updates on that travesty?

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2025

“We believe the judiciary can step in to prevent this travesty of justice,” Cassell said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

A spokesman for Mr Barrowman described the High Court judgement as "a travesty of justice".

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

He was the central clown in an unconscious travesty of that famous oil painting, “The Spirit of ’76.”

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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