ethic
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“There’s no accountability, so they learn that it doesn’t matter what their work ethic is,” Hardcastle told The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
“If you don’t have the work ethic, I don’t think you should be taking this class,” said Jaiden Hsu, an aspiring opera singer from Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
What I will say about Sullivan is he has the work ethic to go with the talent.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Coaches have raved about his mindset and work ethic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Punctual and thorough, he had a good work ethic and absolutely no ambition, which suited Petty Officer Lac, who had plenty of ambition but no work ethic to speak of.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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These "were collected in times that had different ethics, different thinking, which was not unproblematic when we look at it with the eyes of today", she said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
He added that the relevant Danish statutory research ethics bodies were unable to undertake the review.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Measure E asks voters to create an independent ethics commission that previously was approved by another measure, and address administrative missteps that invalidated funding approved by voters in 2020 to support jail alternatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
As a high-school student, I’ve been pushing for a bill that would write these rules into Illinois ethics law and apply them to the General Assembly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
I enrolled in every course I could squeeze into my schedule, from German idealism to the history of secularism to ethics and law.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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