ethically

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Recent Examples of ethically For diseases where randomized trials are slow, expensive or ethically constrained, that combination is genuinely new. David Talby, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Characters, of course, need not act ethically, or even realistically. Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 That’s mainly because of financial interests and outdated regulations, experts told STAT, which has now left holes in the IRB system where science that is both legally compliant and ethically dubious can proceed. Angus Chen, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 Fremde is a much underrated feature of human life, and Belben’s engagement with it is something every reader can benefit from, aesthetically as well as ethically. Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket have long garnered a reputation for allowing users to make all kinds of ethically dubious bets, from the outcomes of deadly conflicts to raging wildfires. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 McIlrath said prosecutors and other investigating agencies are ethically prohibited from sharing information or making statements that could harm the fairness of legal process by influencing witnesses or prejudicing the grand jury. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Trump’s selling Wall Street early access to his Truth Social posts is ethically repugnant, but may be legal, columnist Michael Hiltzik writes. Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 His expeditions into the Amazon eventually led him to build a beauty brand around ethically sourced rainforest ingredients and partnerships with Indigenous communities. Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
  • Deadline’s Full Coverage Of Disney’s D23 Fan Event The VisionQuest also features James Spader as Ultron, Todd Stashwick as the morally ambiguous mercenary Paladin and Faran Tahir reprising his role of Raz from the MCU kickstarter pic Iron Man.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The good guys protecting us from people who want to work and live here will continue their morally upright quest by electrocuting their foes into submission.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Linen and cotton, cooling garments, were too plebeian; the people posed nobly for street-style social-media accounts in leather jackets and low-slung jorts.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • 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
Adverb
  • However, Illinois law required a seven-year period before a missing person could be legally declared dead.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Google says it's withheld in the EU, where labelling is legally required, and in China.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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