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Recent Examples of ethically
There’s also a big difference, technically and ethically, between keeping a face on a phone versus handing it over to a database.
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Jonathan S. Weissman, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
But reporters are paid to deliver credible information obtained ethically.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Jonathan S. Weissman, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
But reporters are paid to deliver credible information obtained ethically.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
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The only question left is what to do with the bank-rich, morally-bankrupt LIV players who wish to migrate back to the PGA.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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However this ends, the United States is already diminished by it, militarily, diplomatically, economically and morally.—
Jon Duffy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 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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Although her body has not been found, she was declared legally dead in 2002.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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As long as a document is presented in its proper form, they are legally required to record it.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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