as in legal
following or according to the rules
admired by the fans for his sportsmanlike conduct on the ice
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Adding to the company's legal woes, MyPillow representatives were notably absent at a court hearing last month aimed at addressing the payment dispute.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
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Larsen and Serrano, who were not of legal drinking age, also drank alcohol before the skit while in the presence of Cowling.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
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In contrast to moral philosophers, who search for abstract principles of right and wrong, moral psychologists are interested in the empirical matter of people’s perceptions.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Nietzsche’s treatise criticizes philosophers who rest their moral framework on the assumption that good and evil are opposites.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things.—
Gary Gerard Hamilton,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 Feb. 2023
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The clean, bright walls along with colorful rugs and hardwood floors can seem impossible for people living in apartments.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2023
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Booker previously served in the United States Army but was removed from the military with a less than honorable discharge after going AWOL in 2017, Fox 2 Detroit reported, citing court documents.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Captain Dellinger of the US Army is an honorable man who only seeks the truth, and whose writing is filled with hope for a better future.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Ensure Similar Compensation For Same-Grade Jobs To ensure that the compensation is equitable, the first activity is to ensure that the grading structure itself is internally fair and externally competitive.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Unlike fact-checking journalists, however, community users are not bound by ethical guidelines to provide fair and accurate assessments.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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However, effective deployment requires careful attention to ethical considerations and user privacy to ensure consumer confidence in these systems.—
Glen Robinson,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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By drawing on real-world scientific advancements and theories, the novel challenges readers to think critically about the role of technology in modern life and the ethical dilemmas that arise with innovation.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Sportsmanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsmanlike. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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