wronged
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"My daughter was wronged in her lifetime, and now every effort is being made to ensure that she does not get justice even after her death. We will not rest until we get her justice."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
His organization has no investigators on staff and he said there is little incentive to cooperate for parents, students or even wronged coaches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
He’s insufficiently grateful to the people he owes, and insufficiently apologetic to those he’s wronged.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
That leaves the other parent to contest the matter if they feel wronged, and that could lead to a messy situation with the IRS.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
He hated his mother and brother with the savage clarity of a wronged and wounded adolescent.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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