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ethos

[ee-thos, ee-thohs, eth-os, -ohs] / ˈi θɒs, ˈi θoʊs, ˈɛθ ɒs, -oʊs /


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From the other end of the country, artist Tomasa del Real, born Valeria Cisternas, began to approach music with a similar ethos in her hometown of Iquique, which sits on Chile’s northern coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

It’s an ethos proving to be a challenge in today’s digital world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But the AI era is pushing the tech industry’s work ethos to new, more visible heights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

It’s an extension of an ethos championed by Dumas’s father, Jean-Louis, who ran the company for close to three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The speed with which humor dates is an index of how closely it is wired into a set of shared assumptions—and consequently how bound up with an orator’s ethos appeal.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith


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