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comportment

[kuhm-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt-] / kəmˈpɔrt mənt, -ˈpoʊrt- /


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Bezos attended that screening, which many of us saw as tacit acknowledgment that he was taking her lessons in character, comportment and competence to heart.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Mr. Dilenschneider’s is also a practical book, offering roadmaps for better civic comportment.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Yes, ordinary Americans defeated would-be emperors in the past through political participation, nonviolent confrontation, decency of comportment — and a few self-evident truths.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2025

It’s a brilliant commentary on the all-too-familiar bodily comportment and fixed gaze of the modern digital citizen.

From Slate Apr. 17, 2025

You think of all the films you’ve seen, Audie Murphy and Gary Cooper and the Cisco Kid, all those heroes, and you can’t help falling back on them as models of proper comportment.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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