unethical
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It would have thus been unethical to give some patients an anti-PD-1 drug alone merely to serve as a control group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Police officers working to shut down an illegal rave at a beauty spot used "unethical" force, one partygoer has told the BBC.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
It would be just as unethical for a therapist to use treatment to pressure someone into being LGBTQ+ as it is to use treatment to coerce someone out of being such an identity.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
We thought flopping and foul-baiting made for unethical hoops, but those are but basketball misdemeanors; Adebayo’s big night was felonious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Even though Bobby felt Paramount’s behavior was unethical and unfair, he took no legal action.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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