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civility

[si-vil-i-tee] / sɪˈvɪl ɪ ti /


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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

By the time I arrived in Albuquerque several years on, they were past annoyed, past concern, well past neighborhood civility.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Vorderman's radio show was not on the "flagship" list and the issue with her posts was to do with civility, rather than impartiality.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The federal government wants fliers to dress better, claiming it will bring more civility to air travel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Freedom without civility, freedom without the ability to live in peace, was not true freedom at all.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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