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Recent Examples of ethically
Sustainable fashion to me is an article of clothing that is somewhat ethically sourced using eco-friendly materials, and something that can be worn for years and years.
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Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
Of all of the arguments against the death penalty, the strongest is that even one conviction of an innocent person is both irreversible and ethically untenable.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
But other writers soon adapted the legend of Atlantis, describing the island as a technologically and ethically advanced society offering a blueprint for real nations.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026
The coalition aims to scale those practices and develop standards for using the technologies ethically and efficiently.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Taylor owns Central Coast Snake Services, a serpent consulting business, directs the Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is part of a network of volunteers who help ethically relocate rattlesnakes into the wild.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Fairtrade is a sustainability label to ensure the product is made ethically and the workers are treated fairly.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
Institutional investors, such as German pension funds, saw the company as ethically tainted, and its stock price lagged far behind that of defense firms from other parts of Europe.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Like Decodo, IPRoyal claims to source all residential proxies ethically.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
Of all of the arguments against the death penalty, the strongest is that even one conviction of an innocent person is both irreversible and ethically untenable.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
But other writers soon adapted the legend of Atlantis, describing the island as a technologically and ethically advanced society offering a blueprint for real nations.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026
The coalition aims to scale those practices and develop standards for using the technologies ethically and efficiently.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Taylor owns Central Coast Snake Services, a serpent consulting business, directs the Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is part of a network of volunteers who help ethically relocate rattlesnakes into the wild.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Fairtrade is a sustainability label to ensure the product is made ethically and the workers are treated fairly.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
Institutional investors, such as German pension funds, saw the company as ethically tainted, and its stock price lagged far behind that of defense firms from other parts of Europe.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Like Decodo, IPRoyal claims to source all residential proxies ethically.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
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This doesn’t mean that unique phrases can be stolen with impunity, or even that people shouldn’t feel morally obligated to acknowledge the sources of their inspiration.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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This is something morally maybe wrong.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Min said the clause protects officers from guilt-by-association when legally obligated to assist federal operations.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors have determined that the police shooting of a man in South San Francisco in December was legally justifiable and no charges will be filed against the involved officers.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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