unethical
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Renner added that “any employee who does not abide by our code of conduct, or who is found to be participating in unethical or illegal activity, can no longer be employed by our statewide organization.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
According to reporting from Politico, at least one travel-related company declined to sponsor the venture after concluding it was unethical.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
They also ignored that it’s unethical to give patients with fatal diseases a placebo when a treatment has shown promise in early-stage trials.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
It would be unethical to experimentally introduce invasive species to randomly selected islands or to randomly spark wildfires to test their impact.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
She felt as if she were doing something improper, unethical: expecting to get food in exchange for nothing.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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