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Recent Examples of conscionable With the issue of guns and your stock portfolio (or just your 401(k) for that matter), the question is a conscionable one, but there's not a simple fix for most investors. refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2018
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Adjective
  • The group meets monthly and is open to those with honorable, general and other-than-honorable discharges.
    Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
  • All persons having business before this honorable court are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the court is now sitting.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The psychological thriller, which Zeller wrote, produced and directed, follows the emotional and moral challenges faced by a couple in an increasingly uncertain world.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • His words were interpreted as a kind of political and moral mission spurred by his son’s death.
    Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • In neither case, by today's standards, were the operations fair or ethical on a number of fronts.
    Space.com Staff, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • As these tasks fell outside the scope of the employees' official duties, the directive amounted to a violation of ethical standards, the report concluded.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Fretting about the future is a favorite preoccupation of the conscientious.
    Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There is no single gene for height nor is there a single gene for being extroverted, agreeable, or conscientious.
    Jessica Craig, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Conscionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscionable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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