moral
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
And enjoying that art doesn’t mean that those bad people are above criticism, or that the spectator has a moral failing of their own.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
What about the faintly ludicrous figure of the foregoing 100-plus minutes was supposed to make me care about his moral compass?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
It leaves us with a chilling moral about how the misdeeds of the past, not properly atoned for, can shape the contours of life, and even death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“But, Sir, I thought every story should have some sort of a moral, so I took care to have a few of my sinners repent.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
You want a portfolio that matches your morals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
He saw himself as a normal guy and stuck to his morals and that's why he mixed with everyone and why everyone at the club got on with him.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Over time, the promise of fair pricing became enmeshed with an even loftier assurance: by partnering with “ethical factories,” it would sell better-made clothing in a way that didn’t run afoul of the customer’s morals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
The civil code would also allow judges to base some rulings on vaguely defined "good morals" -- a provision Human Rights Watch warned would be "opening the door to arbitrary interpretation".
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
But my blunder was in manners, his in morals.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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