conduct
Usage
Example Sentences
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The BBC asked the Care Inspectorate if it would support moves to extend its remit to include financial conduct.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
It added that the publisher regretted his conduct “and did not intend his actions to upset anyone.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The astronauts must adhere to a sleep routine to ensure they're rested for the mission that will see them slingshot around the Moon and conduct a battery of test maneuvers, equipment checks and scientific observations.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
McCawley added that the dismissal of the harassment claims was based on the court’s determination that Lively was an independent contractor rather than an employee, not a finding that the alleged conduct did not occur.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
She made no ineffectual efforts to conduct her household en bonne ménagère, going and coming as it suited her fancy, and, so far as she was able, lending herself to any passing caprice.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.