as in wrongs
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 injustices
His investigative work has revealed injustices and wrongdoing in the community.
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Bao’s efforts for medical science and experiences with systematic failures have inspired him to speak against injustices.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec. 2024
This approach offers a way to confront historical injustices while maintaining scientific clarity and integrity.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
The federal government has long been criticized for its response to racial injustices and often failed to prosecute cases of lynching, racial terror and mob killings throughout the 20th century.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
Elwood’s wrongful detention is only the first of the Job-like litany of injustices heaped upon him.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Where once oppression grew and proliferated under the horrors and injustices of slavery, where once the state of North Carolina literally dumped poison on the land, today Oakley Grove plantation is fertile with a new sustainable crop—hope.
—Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
To enact real and lasting change, leaders must use their voices to advocate for those without one, work diligently with their teams to ensure equity and use their position to correct injustices while clearing the way for ongoing progress.
—Irma Becerra, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The contributors explore the political economy of higher education, discuss the difficulties and injustices faced by contingent faculty and grad student instructors, and consider the collective efforts by them and their allies to improve their security and standing in the academy.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Bao’s efforts for medical science and experiences with systematic failures have inspired him to speak against injustices.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec. 2024
This approach offers a way to confront historical injustices while maintaining scientific clarity and integrity.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
The federal government has long been criticized for its response to racial injustices and often failed to prosecute cases of lynching, racial terror and mob killings throughout the 20th century.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
Elwood’s wrongful detention is only the first of the Job-like litany of injustices heaped upon him.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Where once oppression grew and proliferated under the horrors and injustices of slavery, where once the state of North Carolina literally dumped poison on the land, today Oakley Grove plantation is fertile with a new sustainable crop—hope.
—Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
To enact real and lasting change, leaders must use their voices to advocate for those without one, work diligently with their teams to ensure equity and use their position to correct injustices while clearing the way for ongoing progress.
—Irma Becerra, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The contributors explore the political economy of higher education, discuss the difficulties and injustices faced by contingent faculty and grad student instructors, and consider the collective efforts by them and their allies to improve their security and standing in the academy.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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