put right
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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
"We will not rest until the terrible wrong of denying our loved ones a Christian burial is put right and all the Disappeared are returned home."
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke says World Cup qualification would "put right" the disappointment of failing to beat Ukraine in the play-offs for the 2022 finals.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025
If you disturb the arrangement of a part of the Hill, hundreds of ants will set it vibrating, shifting, until it is put right again.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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