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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
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For his part, Elliott has impressed Villa personnel with his attitude and application, which chimes with Emery’s coaching staff’s uber-meticulous professional standards.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Then unlimited human creativity invents new jobs that deliver more value overall, and living standards rise.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Today, the fourth and fifth generations are largely leading the philanthropic drive, but the family’s vision and values were evident throughout the 20th century.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Although Connolly served as deputy speaker of Ireland’s lower house after being first elected in 2016, her win was widely viewed as continuing the recent trend of choosing a more independent president based on the candidate’s values.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Roosevelt first professionalized the office there, and in 1977, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the office of the first lady being located in the wing, alongside the White House social secretary.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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And so the conflict between love, on one side, and faith, family, and tradition reignites, in a season that retraces the arc of its predecessor—and especially its finale—a bit too closely.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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After previously awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants to organizations around the country were canceled in April, Wisconsin Humanities went into survival mode and launched an emergency fundraising campaign.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Put the thing in Sport mode, and any time your right ankle twitches on the accelerator, the car absolutely leaps forward.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Oct. 2025
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RelishMix reports that the social media reach on Chainsaw Man is massive at a half billion, 6x above anime genre norms across TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram combined with gigantic video views counts on YouTube of 351 million and counting.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The internet agreed on behavioral norms.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Needless to say, Hermann residents are proud of their heritage.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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As a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation on your mothers side and also with Mexican heritage from your father, how have both cultures shaped your approach to food and community?—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Ethic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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