moral
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Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Yes, outwardly, Lamb is, as Herron writes, a “sentient grease stain,” but Oldman believes he possesses a “strong moral and ethical compass.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Instead of blanket-dismissing tech entrepreneurs or wholesale manifesting a god in the machine, Pope Leo has sought a careful, studied, moral middle ground: one that encourages technological progress but upholds human dignity above all.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Scientists and scholars are susceptible to career incentives, moral fads, groupthink and fear.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
But if we let them die or suffer when we can save or help them, we face the certainty of a moral twilight.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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