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ethos

[ee-thos, ee-thohs, eth-os, -ohs] / ˈi θɒs, ˈi θoʊs, ˈɛθ ɒs, -oʊs /


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And it cultivates a certain style or ethos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Former Bake Off winner Giuseppe Dell'Anno told BBC Radio 4's Today that Lawson "did produce a step change" to the show and was a "nice fit with the ethos of the programme".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In true Tove Lo fashion, the surrounding serene village made her turn to the familiar sounds of heavy club electronica, further building on the contradictory ethos that comprises “Estrus.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

America’s global economic dominance, achieved in the 1950s and enduring still, is largely thanks to the young country’s risk-welcoming ethos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

An audience digesting war as spectacle may have a very different idea of the correct ethos for an eve-of-battle speech than the men at the sharp end.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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