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ethically

[eth-i-klee] / ˈɛθ ɪ kli /




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“It’s been really a challenging thing to adopt both socially, ethically and legally, but we are seeing more adoption of it than we’ve ever seen before,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

These obstructions don’t pop up specifically because we’re straight or gay or queer or open or pansexual or asexual or ethically nonmonogamous, but because we’re human.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

According to the researchers, this makes open-label placebos a promising and ethically acceptable strategy for supporting healthy aging.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

"It has to be done ethically, and it's not being done ethically these days," said Heil, as he waited for the ceremony to begin.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Sometimes the omission is ethically questionable, as when the sidestepping politician admits only that “mistakes were made,” omitting the phrase with by that would identify who made those mistakes.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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