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[rawng, rong] / rɔŋ, rɒŋ /










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The starting point is that there is no “he’s right and I’m wrong” or “I’m wrong and he’s actually right.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Answers are right or wrong, so models can learn from their mistakes, just like 9-year-olds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I understand what it is like to be in terrible captivity. Moreover, it was not his war. He ended up in the wrong place and at the wrong time," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

There was no word on what had gone wrong with the bikers.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

She’s not wrong to assume there are details.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The palace said Charles had worked to acknowledge "the wrongs of the past" and "right inequalities that endure", and on this trip would "renew his personal, wholehearted and continuing commitment to that process".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“That is not how a justice system is supposed to work. Our country needs more brave leaders like David Huerta to stand up for the wrongs they see around them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Time will tell whether this proves to be helpful for the vindication of wrongs from years ago and creation of stable relations in years to come.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

He has been linked with various clubs across the world but was determined to focus on his country's World Cup campaign first in a bid to put right the wrongs of the past.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

It’s never over with Marcus; the wrongs he committed are too great.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Fournier believes Clancy was wronged by the US health system and felt compelled, as a woman and a mother, to show up for a case that has given a spotlight to postpartum struggles.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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

Police Chief Cameron Paul fired back in his own video, saying people who believe they have been wronged financially aren’t exempt from laws against “harassment, trespassing, stalking, or other conduct.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

What I’ve found is that no one is right, and everyone feels wronged no matter what.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

It’s as if we know each other and I have wronged him in some deep, unimaginable way.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Examples of alleged wronging by the district include:

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

He was wronging a particular person, who has a right to decide whether she wants to continue a relationship with someone who’s betraying her.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

Qatar, shielded from the economic impact by its $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, denied wronging its neighbours and held out until the dispute was resolved this January.

From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021

He has denied wronging, and the trial is scheduled to start in May.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2020

But he knowing their errand told them it was not they who were wronging him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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