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conscience

[kon-shuhns] / ˈkɒn ʃəns /


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“Where has our conscience gone as a society?”

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

And Zendaya’s Athena “turns out to be a vulnerable victim of war, or perhaps a projection of Odysseus’ conscience — not a scheming and bloodthirsty war goddess.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

"By putting your own life on the line, you awakened the conscience of an entire nation," Dipke, 30, said in a social media post.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

No viable model can leave everyone alone to follow his or her conscience.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It had lasted long, so long, that the return of conscience shook me.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

The Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, for example, brought together Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish Americans who opposed the war because it violated the nation’s ideals and religious consciences.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

Ethical issues, such as those around life and death, are conventionally seen as matters for the consciences of individual MPs, so the government does not formally give a position.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

The French film legend says that the most important thing for her about a film "is that it changes lives, changes people's consciences."

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

They successfully argued that the ban burdened their consciences and violated their religious freedom.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2025

There was no need for this to be on both their consciences.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer




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