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Recent Examples of ethically
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.
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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
In other words, even when consensual and compensated, ghostwriting has some relatives that are ethically suspect.
—Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Like Decodo, IPRoyal claims to source all residential proxies ethically.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
What’s interesting is that both arguments are not ethically based but practical.
—Colleen Kujawa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Schillace spoke about experiencing some trial and error related to implementing AI ethically.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The technological advances, along with an ethically complex shift in determining when and how organ retrieval can begin, are transforming the field of organ donation.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
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
In other words, even when consensual and compensated, ghostwriting has some relatives that are ethically suspect.
—Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Like Decodo, IPRoyal claims to source all residential proxies ethically.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
What’s interesting is that both arguments are not ethically based but practical.
—Colleen Kujawa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Schillace spoke about experiencing some trial and error related to implementing AI ethically.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The technological advances, along with an ethically complex shift in determining when and how organ retrieval can begin, are transforming the field of organ donation.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Anyone swanning about feeling morally superior just hasn’t yet had their number called.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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
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Farahani is nobly resilient as the endlessly compassionate doctor, mother and sister.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Sarmant said the legislation has raised fears among transgender people that they could be denied permission to legally purchase necessary medicines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The piecemeal approval means homeowners in many parts of the city — particularly the Far Northwest Side, Southwest Side and South Side — still cannot legally build the units.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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