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on the wrong side of history

Having policies or practices that are perceived as not progressive or enlightened; behaving in a manner that reflects out-of-date or disapproved opinions.
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Washington reporters . . . were seen by the president's people as on the wrong side of history—both technologically and politically.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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على الجانب الخطأ من التاريخ

en el lado equivocado de la historia

تاریخ کے غلط رخ پر

在历史的错误方面

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