ethos
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But in my 2026 book, “Strikingly Similar,” I explore how, throughout the medieval period, the Renaissance and into the early modern era, an ethos of “imitatio” prevailed.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“The warrior ethos shouldn’t have to include bravely facing water contamination. ... Even warfighters need basic care.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
SOS' ethos is in contrast to the concerns that have been raised over the way Amazon workers have been treated.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Overhead, corporate slogans captured the relentless service-oriented ethos driving China’s factories: “Everything except serving customers is nonsense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Vocabulary lists containing ethos
The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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Introducing Rhetoric: Using the "Available Means" (Chapter 1)
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This Week in Words: June 4 - 8, 2018
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