conscience
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The courage of so many ordinary people surely would awaken the global conscience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
"Whatever happens tomorrow, Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with a clear conscience -- not 100% but 1,000% because in life and football I gave everything."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
If your conscience extends to your stocks, where does it leave bonds — the safest corner of your portfolio?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
“But no, when it comes to things like expanding council sizes … when it comes to ranked choice voting to make our elections more democratic, and being able to vote our conscience, that got punted.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She resolved anew not to be swayed by the presents; his guilty conscience was not her concern.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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
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
Americans with normal levels of basic decency let their consciences prevent them from exploiting the death of a purported friend before he’s even buried.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2025
They successfully argued that the ban burdened their consciences and violated their religious freedom.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2025
A fair fight was the only way to keep their consciences clean.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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