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as in inequity
the state of being unfair or unjust
the injustice of the coach's accusation that I'd been lazy frustrated and angered me
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
a group that has long suffered injustice at the hands of our judicial system
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Recent Examples of injustice
Yes, my first priority is to put back in place those protections and to stop this pain and to stop this injustice that is happening around our country.
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Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
As a result, his work awakened readers to the role played by class conflict, racial injustice, gender inequality and imperial might in a country whose history has traditionally been framed as a victory march.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Our healthcare system is the place where the Venn diagram of every form of injustice meets.
—Lena Dunham, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
The action, spurred on by endless injustice, flows at a furious pace.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
As a result, his work awakened readers to the role played by class conflict, racial injustice, gender inequality and imperial might in a country whose history has traditionally been framed as a victory march.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Our healthcare system is the place where the Venn diagram of every form of injustice meets.
—Lena Dunham, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
The action, spurred on by endless injustice, flows at a furious pace.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for injustice
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Asked if South Carolina should expand Medicaid, Simmer said the challenges South Carolina and other states confront are worsened by health care provider shortages and structural inequities too large and complicated for Medicaid expansion alone to solve.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Stephane also advises organizations to conduct an internal audit of policies, processes, and programs to uncover the root causes of inequities.Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Once more, Kate’s sense of right and wrong is easily swayed by one person laying out a complicated, unlikely series of events that Kate hadn’t considered.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Second, the legal system’s reluctance to acknowledge its mistakes virtually ensures that some wrongs are never corrected – even when questions are raised about the evidence and witnesses underpinning a conviction.Terry W., The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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Baker Mayfield had just 116 yards for the Bucs and got sacked twice, including on a third-down play in the fourth quarter by Nick Bosa, who battled through a right-hip injury.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Mack played only a handful of snaps because of a groin injury.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 10 Nov. 2024
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There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But what garnered the most attention were a comedian’s insults of Puerto Rico, Trump’s violent rhetoric about a political opponent and a comment about women.Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Injustice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injustice. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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