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Recent Examples of ethic
Cycles of corruption and excess followed by waves of reform are an enduring feature of American history, from the Progressive Era reforms that followed the Gilded Age to the passage of major ethics and campaign finance legislation after Watergate.
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Lawrence Norden, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
All of this is alarming consumer advocates and ethics experts, who say there is a glaring conflict of interest between the world’s richest person simultaneously presiding over the shutdown of the CFPB while also owning businesses that would benefit from weakened financial regulation.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
In other White House news, Trump fired the government's top ethics official.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
That means Washington has a strong hand in shaping the political views of Minnesota candidates, said Richard Painter, the former chief ethics lawyer for the George W. Bush administration who lost in the Democratic primary race to Sen. Tina Smith.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence Norden, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
All of this is alarming consumer advocates and ethics experts, who say there is a glaring conflict of interest between the world’s richest person simultaneously presiding over the shutdown of the CFPB while also owning businesses that would benefit from weakened financial regulation.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
In other White House news, Trump fired the government's top ethics official.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
That means Washington has a strong hand in shaping the political views of Minnesota candidates, said Richard Painter, the former chief ethics lawyer for the George W. Bush administration who lost in the Democratic primary race to Sen. Tina Smith.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethic
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Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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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
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Food is just one medium to explore the global influence and wide-ranging traditions of the African diaspora.—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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In South America, there’s a food revolution going on in Bolivia, where elite restaurants are getting international notice and ancient Inca and Aymara traditions are finding their way into modern fusion dishes.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Continuous megawatt power millimeter-waves can also be efficiently (>90 percent) guided to great distances (>10 km) using a variety of modes and waveguide (pipes) systems, including the potential of using smooth bore coiled and jointed/ joined tubing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Both the rear- and front-facing cameras feature night and portrait modes.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said the tone was set early on by Trump for opting not to follow conflict-of-interest norms set by previous presidents.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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Recent decades have seen presidents from both parties erode laws and norms meant to restrain their power, increasingly without the sort of pushback from members of their own party that restrained their predecessors (including FDR).—
Lawrence Norden,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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In other words, Black History Month—along with other heritage months—was effectively erased from official recognition.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Feb. 2025
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The line, which is based in Los Angeles, wholesales from $70 for the lightweight tanks to about $259 for the coats The collection is a reflection of real life and is inspired by heritage and human connection.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Ethic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethic. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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