wronged
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A solitary man believes he’s been wronged by a vast, overarching system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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
“I finally experienced it. I saw some of the people that I had wronged when I was growing up, and disrespected. And all their faces came in front of me.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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