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mores

[mawr-eyz, -eez, mohr-] / ˈmɔr eɪz, -iz, ˈmoʊr- /


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While “Is God Is” makes no overt references to modern politics or social mores, Harris’ writing is in constant conversation with our uniquely infernal times.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The Permian Basin, which accounts for around half of U.S. production and holds billions more barrels underground, would be the logical place for oil companies to drill mores.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Their ability to enact change depended on their willingness to defy current custom and mores.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

European and American mores on speech are on a collision course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Along the way I encountered values that I accepted, primarily those that reinforced my early religious and community mores.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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