- plural of ethic.
ethics
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“They learned early that staying in step with the group was safer than being right, and the cost of questioning values and ethics is high,” she said.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
It also led to her giving powerful testimony at the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics in November 2011.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
A “whistleblower” is seeking the counsel of Michael and Olivia to sue a tech company called Colt AI, demanding they reinstate safety guardrails and an ethics committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Physicians are barred by the American Medical Association’s ethics code from participating in executions; similar constraints apply to nurses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“We can debate ethics at a later date. Right now I suggest we make ourselves scarce.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Vocabulary lists containing ethics
Journalism
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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