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Adjective
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Virtually no risk-free approach Even a conscientious employer following the rule and regulatory and judicial interpretation of the rule may have its workplace seating policy second-guessed.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026 -
For 20-odd years, Adams has been one of Hollywood’s most reliably committed and conscientious performers.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Each fable encodes an algorithm of behavior, a compressed moral script.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The result feels less trend-driven and more back-to-basics—in an honorable, sure-of-itself sort of way.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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Being conspicuous by his absence is not an honorable action, and will be remembered.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Anthropic’s high-profile fight with the Department of Defense over where to draw the lines of ethical AI use in warfare, which culminated in the company suing the Pentagon today, also kicked off late last month in the days leading up to the start of the war.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
12 Mar. 2026
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Studies show companies that follow a more ethical path are also more profitable.—
Peter Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At least my mother was more honest.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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And to be honest, our offensive rebounding wasn’t poor.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Snehal Desai’s direction is politically clear-eyed and scrupulous.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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If your goal is to get at the truth, or at least our closest approximation of it at the present time, the way to do that is to be scrupulous and forthright about the strengths and weaknesses of every link in your chain of argument.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Even worse, this is one of Bale’s dutifully righteous performances, full of dull fire.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Keller’s righteous son Chris (Alejandro Hernandez) is now planning to marry Ann, though Kate still insists Larry’s absence could be temporary.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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For more than a century, academics identified this statue as conveying a calm, neat, and virtuous masculinity.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Overconscientious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconscientious. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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