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Adjective
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Dogs are allowed off-leash with conscientious owners.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Sam has encouraged the boy to be more conscientious with his studies and has been learning alongside him for years, picking up his schoolbooks and offering ideas on how to make the assignments more meaningful.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The book resists tidy moral conclusions.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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During the raid, the thieves stole the Cotofenesti helmet, one of Romania’s most honorable natural treasures, as well as three golden bracelets, according to the AP.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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After receiving an honorable discharge in 1972, Nolte returned to Raytown to begin a career as an electrician.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Engineers mustn’t forget their responsibility in creating responsible and ethical AI.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Skills such as judgment, creativity, communication, and ethical reasoning will become even more important as information is easier to generate.—
Bruce Broussard,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Be honest about what’s workable, and let creativity thrive within boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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October 23 – November 21 An honest shift today strengthens what truly matters.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The less scrupulous voices also invade Beverly’s meticulous household like bulls in a suburban china shop.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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If your goal is to get at the truth, or at least our closest approximation of it at the present time, the way to do that is to be scrupulous and forthright about the strengths and weaknesses of every link in your chain of argument.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The difficulty is creating space for a righteous character’s wisdom without reducing them to an angelic caricature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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An aw-shucks countenance barely hiding a righteous anger that seeks to pile-drive progressive California into submission.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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He will be remembered not only for his community vision but also for lasting friendships and his virtuous character, friends and colleagues say.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Online organic grocer Thrive Market even has a healthy swaps feature in its app that lets users scan the barcodes of mainstays to find more purportedly virtuous brands.—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Overconscientious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconscientious. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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