conscience

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Recent Examples of conscience The goal is not only to extinguish these behaviors but to concurrently teach conscience development, personal accountability and responsibility for one’s actions, which in turn develops empathy for others and aids in emotional regulation. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 25 June 2025 The conscience of a conservative In 1960, a slim, 123-page book changed the trajectory of American conservative thought. Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 25 June 2025 The police are also trying to appeal to residents’ consciences. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 The vote was a free vote, meaning lawmakers vote according to their conscience rather than on party lines. Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for conscience
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Noun
  • Moreover, Kremlin insiders suspect that the 50-day window before any new US sanctions hit is plenty of time for their military push in Ukraine to pay off – or, failing that, for a notoriously changeable President Trump to change his mind on Russia once again.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
  • First, keep in mind that AGI and ASI will have been data trained by the vast stores of human writing.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • And then reality crashes down around them in a series of scenes that expose the cruel hypocrisy of Iran’s corrupt system (which purports to uphold morality, but allows men in positions of authority to indulge themselves in egregious ways).
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • The post did not address the morality of allowing biological males in girls sports.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The storied manufacturer faced criticism for what many saw as slipping standards on its production lines in recent years.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • What makes for a better song — a broken heart or falling in love?
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Gold was also a winner at Rahul Mishra, whose show opened with a minidress sculpted like a human heart decked-out in gold sequins.
    Ari Stark, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Chick-fil-A One members can team up with the characters to win food prizes.
    Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
  • Now, many of these larger-than-life characters, which reach up to 24 feet tall, have found a second home at the American Giants Museum, which opened in 2023 in Atlanta, Illinois (pop. 1,669), on Old Route 66.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025

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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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