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[eth-i-kuhl] / ˈɛθ ɪ kəl /


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Terraforming Mars would also raise profound ethical questions.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Greens leader Felix Banaszak said he personally wished Spahn and his husband all the best, but he should come forward and explain himself, as the ethical issues surrounding surrogacy were "not trivial".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Cali Adeline’s debut novel, “People Watching in the Desert,” gives this thorny ethical business an impressively complex treatment for a book that comes on like a beach read.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

We know too much about everything and everyone, and we’ve seen all of their character flaws and ethical repugnance broadcast in 4K resolution.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

The question of whether they ought to rescue Edward Ashton from certain death in a broken balloon might have posed an ethical dilemma, had there been any chance of saving him.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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