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Adjective
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Cap Rocat also aims to preserve and strengthen the natural and social environment through a conscientious selection of suppliers engaged in sustainable fishing and organic and zero-kilometer products.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026 -
This is considered a bit of an invasive plant, but conscientious gardeners can remove or till under unwanted seedlings.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Like the traditions of so many Indigenous cultures around the world, European fairy tales, taken together, provide us with insight into every level of those interconnected stories, and remind us of the moral codes that allow all of us—human, other-than-human, planet—to flourish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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To stay or to leave, goes the modern moral dilemma.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Congratulations to the honorable so-and-so.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
25 May 2026
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Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties each had one beach with honorable status — Bluff Cove in Palos Verdes was the LA-area beach with consistently good-quality water.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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In an era of generative AI, climate instability, and rapid technological acceleration, Panetta believes engineers must be adaptable, ethical, creative, and brave enough to take risks.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Moreover, scientists took the cells without the patient’s consent, raising serious ethical questions.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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And to be honest, my biggest fear is AI.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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According to an Axios-Ipsos poll released in 2025, more than 70% of Americans believe that most politicians aren’t honest about their health.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Emery is a stickler for detail, but players accepted that more important games require even more scrupulous preparation.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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But less scrupulous institutions address that by focusing their instruction strictly on the knowledge needed to pass the test — not the skills needed for actual patient care.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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What stood out to me while reading both articles is that both sportsmen are righteous, grateful people who honor their parents in meaningful ways.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Although the film pleasingly goes full Latin-American Peckinpah — yet with a far more convincing and righteous anti-colonial streak — threaded throughout are dreamlike interludes and flashbacks that provide generational historical context to the events and intensify the atmosphere.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The good news is that because character comprises a set of virtuous habits, it can be developed and strengthened.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Some of those reasons or motives are virtuous, and some are not.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Overconscientious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconscientious. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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