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civility

[si-vil-i-tee] / sɪˈvɪl ɪ ti /


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Some staff described concerns about a lack of "civility" between different teams working under stress, and managers who lacked awareness of "the reality of daily pressures".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

It means conducting ourselves with dignity and civility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Collectively, they are attacks on basic principles and norms of democracy, civility, decency, equality, fairness, and dignity that American civic life nominally rests on.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

She added: “The lead dissent ignores ordinary principles of dignity and civility and demeans this court. Neither the parties nor the panel dissent found it necessary to invoke such crude and vitriolic language.”

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

And it will work because, more and more, he wears his hatred on his face, losing the pretense of civility.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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