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Recent Examples of conscience
Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
The World Cup might be the biggest sporting event in the world, but the fight for space in the US sporting conscience remains.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Having a conscience The ability to distinguish right from wrong, or listen to one’s inner conscience, is a skill that is innately human, experts said.
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Cathy Bussewitz,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
His word was conscience and my word was witness.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
The World Cup might be the biggest sporting event in the world, but the fight for space in the US sporting conscience remains.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Having a conscience The ability to distinguish right from wrong, or listen to one’s inner conscience, is a skill that is innately human, experts said.
—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
His word was conscience and my word was witness.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
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Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
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The 22-year-old died after being detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the country’s mandatory hijab rules, The National reported.
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Marjane depicts our terrifying teachers, the violent morality police and our collective and perpetual fear that we might be caught, hurt, arrested, killed.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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Companies with larger market cap values, such as the top 25 listed below, generally tend to by more stable, while smaller companies can offer higher volatility, but greater growth potential.
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Still, there are some smart, well-meaning voices of caution who warn Democrats against forgetting their scruples.
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The people of every commune knew and feared those like him — stern figures in black whose ideological devotion appeared to outweigh any moral scruples.
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The United Kingdom is on course for its sixth prime minister in some seven years, as one political leader after another proves no match for a stubbornly weak economy, which has weighed on incomes and living standards, wearing down the electorate.
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The sheriff said the agency remains committed to transparency, professionalism and ethical standards.
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Others develop dangerous fluctuations in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms because the autonomic nervous system becomes affected.
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Let heart guide tone, and your message lands.
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There was a small card with a graphic that pictured Wiley walking in the middle of Bluey and Bingo, two characters from the show.
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Her refusal to sugarcoat the interior and exterior lives of her characters, whether enslaved or traumatized by the past — by events in American history — was purposeful.
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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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