propriety
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There are two pictures in “The Farmer” section titled “Farmer Couple— Propriety and Harmony,” both from 1912; Sander incorporated into his project pictures he had taken before formally embarking on it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Those warnings were in the first government report that checked out the Labour peer's background, produced by the Cabinet Office's Propriety Department.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Propriety and protocol prevented us from exchanging a single word.
From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2017
And how can the Radchaai reconcile their values of “Justice, Propriety, and Benefit” with their legacy of slavery and exploitation?
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2015
According to Confucius, an acquaintance with the Odes, and with the Rules of Propriety, form a very considerable part of the equipment of a scholar.
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.
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