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Karim Fawaz, executive director at S&P Global Energy, warned in the analysis that “Inventories are low, spare refining capacity is scarce, and seasonal demand is about to strengthen at exactly the wrong moment.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
But no, this turns out to be wrong because very often people who are very vulnerable, very low income just can’t make it through the ordeal.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sanjoy Kumar, Grace's dad, told the BBC on Friday: "I think this is completely wrong."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Those who try to predict the trend of interest rates on average are wrong more than they’re right.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
But inaction went poorly with her vigorous personality and one morning to everyone’s surprise she appeared for breakfast in the dining room precisely at 8:10, with the announcement that doctors were often wrong.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In her documentary debut, director Poh Si Teng makes no attempt to explain the rights or wrongs of the conflict itself, focusing instead on the work in Gaza of three American doctors from different backgrounds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“That is not how a justice system is supposed to work. Our country needs more brave leaders like David Huerta to stand up for the wrongs they see around them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Time will tell whether this proves to be helpful for the vindication of wrongs from years ago and creation of stable relations in years to come.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Often no real wrongs are committed in the first place, but companies settle to avoid a very low probability of extremely large damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
It’s never over with Marcus; the wrongs he committed are too great.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo rather than the people he’d wronged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
They ensured families were given priority to see the man who wronged their loved ones face justice.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
But I’ve no doubt that, like me, many people found comfort in the story’s resolute belief in humankind’s capacity for grace even after someone has greatly wronged us.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
If we choose to collapse into a monolithic, uncritical chorus whenever a wronged woman writes a memoir, we are trading our real potency for the cheap satisfaction of rah-rah-go-us groupthink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Originally Burnham wanted Adler & Sullivan to design the fair’s Music Hall, but partly out of a continued sense of having been wronged by Burnham, the partners had turned the project down.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Examples of alleged wronging by the district include:
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Qatar, shielded from the economic impact by its $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, denied wronging its neighbours and held out until the dispute was resolved this January.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021
This may be one reason your roommates could tell themselves that they weren’t wronging you.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
He has denied wronging, and the trial is scheduled to start in May.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2020
But he knowing their errand told them it was not they who were wronging him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
