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Adjective
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New hires can't learn by example because there's no one to watch, and conscientious peers can't see when newcomers are struggling.—
David Meade,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025 -
Each one should be the result of a deliberate, conscientious decision by the only person elected to make it.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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This gap is a moral issue and a missed opportunity.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Human decision making includes context, experience and moral reasoning.—
Haider Ali,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Its own sly twist casts Robert Mitchum—the original Cady—as the elderly, honorable police lieutenant Elgart, and Gregory Peck, 1962’s Bowden, as Cady’s defense attorney.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
29 July 2025
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To this attack, some men have responded by lending their support to individuals that embody none of those honorable traits that men aspire to internalize.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, the ethical OM Project line from 1997 and 1998 was forward-looking.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
21 July 2025
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Judges must prepare to spot obvious AI red flags Until courts figure out how to navigate AI—a process that may look different from court to court—Browning advocates for more education and ethical guidance for judges to steer their use and attitudes about AI.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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This is a great way to spot medical fraud or an honest human error like a miscoding of services.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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He’s been honest and realistic with his teammates about it.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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People typically create rituals with a scrupulous adherence to rules and link them to certain psychological elements.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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Yet amid all the scrupulous documentation, one key piece is missing, one specific that would have laid to rest the decades of doubt and speculation that followed Nadja’s publication in 1928: the face and identity of Nadja herself.—
Mark Polizzoti
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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The character is often accused of being overpowered, too righteous and unrelatable to a modern audience.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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There’s enough genre elements in this worst-case-scenario parable, from righteous kills to gory sieges to tense cat-and-mouse games, to satisfy folks who just want a few pleasurably cheap thrills.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 July 2025
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The visibility that comes with such partnerships opens doors for more brands to invest, creating a virtuous cycle of growth, exposure, and opportunity for players and leagues alike.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Wraps were—in marketing, if not always in reality—lower-calorie and lower-carb than normal sandwiches, all that pillowy, delicious bread having been replaced with a utilitarian tortilla forgery that tasted and looked virtuous, especially when it was flecked with spinach or tomato.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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“Overconscientious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconscientious. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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