- plural of ethic.
ethics
Example Sentences
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According to the accompanying letter, state ethics rules prohibit employees from accepting gifts of value from individuals who had been subjects of investigations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
He also took an unfair swipe at the ethics of the referee who issued the red card.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
“I‘m very concerned about it,” said Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota law professor who served as the chief ethics attorney in President George W. Bush’s White House.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
By the end, screenwriter Ana Nogueira tees up some compelling moral dilemmas about the ethics of revenge, but Gillespie’s direction fails to entertain them with the weight they deserve.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026
And what about all those other words ending in ics—economics, ethics, optics, politics, and so on?
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing ethics
Journalism
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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