conscience
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Others are driven by a different kind of conscience.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
“But no, when it comes to things like expanding council sizes … when it comes to ranked choice voting to make our elections more democratic, and being able to vote our conscience, that got punted.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
"I set out changes I believed were necessary and the lines which I could not in good conscience go beyond. Those lines have not been accepted," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Victor Hugo wrote in “Les Misérables” that “the sewer is the conscience of the city,” and Mr. Paré-Poupart takes this dictum to heart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
As I escorted the woozy client through the waiting room and out the door, I felt an itch of guilt begin to bother my conscience like a mosquito bite.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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