put right
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He complimented an Emirati journalist who asked a question, describing the man known as MBZ as a "handsome guy" whom "I can put... right now in a movie".
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
So when I got down on one knee I said, 'there's something in that song I'm going to put right'.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
England captain Ben Stokes said Thursday there were a lot of "wrongs to put right" after a crushing 4-1 Ashes series defeat to Australia.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
That gives the impression that the powers-that-be properly acknowledged and put right a grievous wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
After several hours the commandant’s assistant calls him in and sets down his ballpoint and looks across his desk as though Werner is one among a vast series of trivial problems he must put right.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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