conduct
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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
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
“Certain conduct at least arguably crossed the line,” the judge wrote in the order.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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
Leahy, the prosecutor who had been hired by the Osage Tribal Council, considered all this to be the most “high-handed and unusual course of conduct I had ever witnessed on the part of attorneys.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.