ethos
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This description encapsulates the real warrior ethos: Humble, quiet, just doing a job.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Upon that appointment, Hegseth described him as "a generational leader" who will "help ensure the Army revives the warrior ethos, rebuilds for the modern battlefield, and deters our enemies around the world".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Still, I found myself listening attentively to the warning Miller was issuing about buying into the salesman ethos.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
“The Silicon Valley ethos of ‘the old industry is totally cooked’ or something like that—it is just not true at all in music,” Shulman says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Note, too, his use of the plain style—establishing an ethos connection with Dud.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing ethos
The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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Introducing Rhetoric: Using the "Available Means" (Chapter 1)
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This Week in Words: June 4 - 8, 2018
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