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unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
life seemed to treat him with an unjustness that was immensely frustrating
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Types Muckraking The term muckraking, popularized during the Progressive Era (1890s–1920s), refers to an early form of investigative reporting that focused on exposing corruption, social injustice, and abuses of power.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
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The moral and legal imperative today is to honor, not erase, the rights that survived that injustice.—
Shaun Chapoose,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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There’s also the inclination to right a wrong, as in the case of Turner.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Most of what could go wrong has already been engineered against.—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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“Unjustness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unjustness. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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