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Recent Examples of conscience
Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Yet service continued — not because of illusion, but because participation remained one of the few available claims on the nation’s conscience.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Its docks and alleys, its free Black communities and slave markets, its churches and street corners — this was the laboratory of his conscience.
—Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Yet service continued — not because of illusion, but because participation remained one of the few available claims on the nation’s conscience.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Its docks and alleys, its free Black communities and slave markets, its churches and street corners — this was the laboratory of his conscience.
—Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
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Feeling unwell and still adjusting to the weekly grind of the ATP Tour, the Irvine native exited in the first round and quickly scratched it from his mind.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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While helping a small business deploy AI tools or securing land for a data center facility might not make for a thrilling Shark Tank pitch, in O’Leary’s mind, both opportunities could make some 25-year-olds very rich.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Better Go Mad in the Wild, Sinéad O’Shea’s capitalism and morality doc All About the Money, and Werner Herzog’s nature film Ghost Elephants.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Mar. 2026
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Agents do not seek truth or morality.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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And now, a new Times analysis of the highest home values in California shows Newport Beach perched at the top.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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People have preferences, values and commitments regarding real-world outcomes, but AI systems intrinsically do not.—
Jon R. Lindsay,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes, a billionaire has very questionable scruples as to the best ways to go about things.—
Jevon Phillips,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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These firms now pay their rainmakers like Wall Street stars and have dropped their courtly scruples for relentless commercialism.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Can software alone meet safety standards once defined by mechanical systems?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Downey Fire Department rescue vehicle that responded was not equipped with a Tremco anti-theft locking device required under state law and applicable Fire Department standards, the family’s attorneys argue.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Her great, big burlesque performance is a striptease that, layer by layer, reveals her narcissism, her naïveté and her broken heart.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Degarmo says the pig has been feeling depressed since she’s been without his family for many months, noting that pigs could die of a broken heart.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Rather than dressing up as a Disney character, incorporate polka dots, fun prints like leopard, and red-and-black motifs throughout your vacation wardrobe.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
6 Mar. 2026
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For The Times) Tell me about the decision to say goodbye to this show and these characters.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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