moral
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In this new attempt, his lawyers said the previous Court of Appeal decision wrongly applied the law due to "moral disapproval".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“The Church cannot remain silent when violence is justified in the name of security or when religious language is used to legitimize it,” saying that the church must “defend moral clarity.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Because in East London, you learn that there is a moral baseline, that there is a right way of behaving, and you’re taught to respect your elders and to sort of look after everyone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Looking away has become a metaphor for moral failure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
He claimed to be genuinely embarrassed at the stridently proslavery rhetoric of the delegates from the Deep South and much more comfortable on the high moral ground of his northern friends.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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