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Recent Examples of ethic
Supervisors have taken their first major stab at post-Do reform by approving a new ethics code.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
What had happened to this ethic?
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
In a final statement of mercy and compassion, contemporary Jewish ethics emphasizes that while tattooing is an explicit prohibition from the Torah, those who violate this prohibition may be buried in a Jewish cemetery and participate fully in all synagogue rituals.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Hadden, an ethics investigator with the city of Oakland, was appointed by the Antioch City Council in February 2024 to a three-year term.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
What had happened to this ethic?
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
In a final statement of mercy and compassion, contemporary Jewish ethics emphasizes that while tattooing is an explicit prohibition from the Torah, those who violate this prohibition may be buried in a Jewish cemetery and participate fully in all synagogue rituals.
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Hadden, an ethics investigator with the city of Oakland, was appointed by the Antioch City Council in February 2024 to a three-year term.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethic
Noun
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But Republicans should question their own members who fail in other areas that require adherence to basic standards of conscience and competence.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Align With Compliance Work with your legal team to ensure the policy meets any relevant laws or standards, such as HIPAA in healthcare, GDPR in the EU or other data protection rules.—
Mike Rosen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Encouraging young adults to explore interests, values and long-term aspirations facilitates intrinsic motivation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Both require a balance of commitment and flexibility, patience and action, values and adaptability.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The kitchen turns out dishes influenced by a range of traditions, and with the recent addition of the renowned chef Byron Rubio, the menu is reaching new heights of creativity and refinement.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since the release of ChatGPT, in 2022, colleges and universities have been engaged in an experiment to discover whether artificially intelligent chatbots and the liberal-arts tradition can coexist.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Shifting into service mode—anchored in emotion, not ego—gets me back to center fast.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In sleep mode, the display turns off, so the lights won’t disturb your slumber.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Louisiana plan also breaks norms on how the National Guard is deployed, Manner said.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the unaided-recognition score, State Farm’s Trainor/trainer mashup was marginally more likable (6%) than the category norm and delivered an attention rating that was 11% higher than the standard insurance offering.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Both his African heritage and his new exploration of the verisimilitudes and vagaries of New York City life paint the ongoing development of The Watchman, sometimes featured as the key figure as in the monumental portrait, AH!—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Swiss heritage jewelry and timepiece marker is hosting friends of the brand — including Ashley Graham, Emily Ratajkowski, Pom Klementieff and Jodie Turner-Smith — at Centurion New York on Sunday night with a cocktail party high in the Manhattan sky to mark the special collection.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Ethic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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