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Recent Examples of conscience
Had the German editor bought the rights to salve his own conscience?
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The reward for doing business without a speck of conscience is potentially billions.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 May 2026
Vote my conscience over my party when accountability is on the line.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Bernthal, who plays Sonny, has his own wayward machismo and hapless sensitivity, the very qualities that made Al Pacino unforgettable in the role of the bungling bandit with a Catholic conscience.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The reward for doing business without a speck of conscience is potentially billions.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 May 2026
Vote my conscience over my party when accountability is on the line.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Bernthal, who plays Sonny, has his own wayward machismo and hapless sensitivity, the very qualities that made Al Pacino unforgettable in the role of the bungling bandit with a Catholic conscience.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
Noun
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However, bright, clever ideas also might spring up in your mind.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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With this in mind, researchers ran some simulations to explore how all that jostling for position might have affected the moons of Jupiter and Uranus in particular — and the results suggest that these two planets' moons only survived that tumultuous time because of a giant planet that didn't.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Hollywood had, for decades, been governed by the restrictive Hays Code, which attempted to push moviemaking into Puritan morality.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Regulating morality becomes the norm and is futile when trying to regulate each individual, business, community group in a society.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Forecast values calculated by CNBC.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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But now the collapse of values at the top has become untenable.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Colonial authorities regularly questioned their character, scruples, and business practices; Grietje and Anthony returned the favor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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And like any good femme fatale, Maddy is given savvy at the expense of moral scruples.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The service Service staff here operate to the highest standards.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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In recent months, the scrutiny has expanded, with a new layer of fact-checking and standards installed by corporate.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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For families The hotel has a kids club with supervised activities so that parents can dine, have spa treatments or shop to their hearts’ content.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Our hearts go out to Joe's family, friends and the generations of neighbors who loved him.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Canfield, as proven by her work in Stereophonic, is extremely able at playing a character with a pristine, almost porcelain surface and roiling depths.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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Each of their characters has their foibles but neither ever leans unlikable.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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