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unethical

[uhn-eth-i-kuhl] / ʌnˈɛθ ɪ kəl /


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They were unethical and cruel — especially for a 16-year-old who placed such importance on identity and intellect.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Researchers, including Cotra, wrote in their independent report that many agents noticed what others were doing was unethical but went along with it.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Is taking something museum-worthy and making it jewelry unethical?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

A bipartisan package of bills aimed at punishing unethical attorneys and hedge funds that have flourished within California’s legal industry is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Later that year, a Harvard anesthesiologist named Henry Beecher published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that Southam’s research was only one of hundreds of similarly unethical studies.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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