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ethically

[eth-i-klee] / ˈɛθ ɪ kli /




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But the practice of it has already been ethically fraught.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

So, yes, legally those assets are marital property and, ethically, they both belong to you and your wife.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

A 2018 article in the MIT Press journal African Arts cited researchers who said that vigango he sold were “probably stolen or acquired through ethically controversial means.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

That sort of bad art is thin gruel compared to really bad art: works that are ethically perverse, immoral or debauched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

It has no legal status, but socially and ethically is an ancient and vigorous institution.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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