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[eth-i-kuhl] / ˈɛθ ɪ kəl /


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If you don’t want public scrutiny, and you don’t want to be held to a high ethical standard, don’t take the job!

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

He added: "Usually in these tournaments, before technical matters, ethical and human considerations must be respected -- which I think for us it was not the case."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But are humanoid soldier robots what the military needs, how hard are they to build and what ethical issues do they raise?

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“There’s just no ethical way to use this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In essence, he asked for ethical and virtuous social conduct.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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