morally

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Frances Perkins, Franklin Roosevelt’s Labor secretary, recalled having to clean up the agency — not just morally and ethically, but with broom and bucket, when she took over from William Nuckles Doak, Herbert Hoover’s appointee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Sir Adrian said if his parents had done "what they morally ought to have done" and reported the suspicious behaviour he had displayed, he would not have been free on the day of the attack.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The Army itself advises soldiers to “maintain the high ground,” and research shows that rapid-fire calls made under pressure by the morally immature lead to disaster.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The real prize, financially and morally, would be luring home some of the dozens of Indian family offices that have moved to Dubai in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

We, sitting in our rows, eyes down, we make her salivate morally.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood