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Recent Examples of unethically
Bree has just gotten out of her confusing affair with the unethically ethically nonmonogamous professor.
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Although autonomous intelligent systems (AIS) can offer significant benefits, they also can be used unethically.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2025
The repatriation of the artifacts also comes as museums around the world have increasingly returned items in their collections that were stolen or potentially acquired unethically to their countries of origin.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Then, of course, there is the cognitive dissonance that arises when one behaves unethically, leading them to strive for alternative explanations for their actions, creating a feedback loop where unethical behavior goes unchecked.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
There really is no way to write ethics rules that stop unethical people from behaving unethically.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Although autonomous intelligent systems (AIS) can offer significant benefits, they also can be used unethically.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2025
The repatriation of the artifacts also comes as museums around the world have increasingly returned items in their collections that were stolen or potentially acquired unethically to their countries of origin.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Then, of course, there is the cognitive dissonance that arises when one behaves unethically, leading them to strive for alternative explanations for their actions, creating a feedback loop where unethical behavior goes unchecked.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
There really is no way to write ethics rules that stop unethical people from behaving unethically.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unethically
Adverb
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Wednesday that Moscow’s fundamental terms are unchanged, with Putin insisting that Ukraine pull its troops from the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but hasn’t fully captured.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The National Federation of Federal Employees and several individual USDA employees sued the department on May 13, alleging that Secretary Brooke Rollins has illegally proselytized workers.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Cynically and immorally, the government is creating separate sectors of society.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Unethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unethically. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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