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courtesy

[kur-tuh-see, kurt-see] / ˈkɜr tə si, ˈkɜrt si /




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This is illustrated by the accompanying chart, courtesy of calculations provided by Wes Crill, a vice president at Dimensional Fund Advisers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

"He's really just visiting the golf resort he owns and dropping into Dublin for a courtesy visit," Daniel Geary, a US history professor at Trinity College Dublin, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Here’s what you need to know about Anthropic’s planned IPO, courtesy of Corrie Driebusch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

As for the spectators, it is common courtesy not to disturb the players during points.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The travelers went up the High then turned on past the Saxon Tower and the market cross to St. John’s College, where they were received with courtesy and where they spent the night.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

“What she absorbed of my strain, despite the courtesies of our hosts, is exemplified by her acquisition of two ulcers, which put her in the hospital for weeks at the end of the trip.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

You’re sitting in a room full of people who you want access to and you are observing the courtesies that are required to keep you in the room.

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2025

"Dealing with the current prime minister is easier in some ways than dealing with his immediate predecessors because he at least observes the basic courtesies of intergovernmental relations," he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023

Army officials said in a statement that their pages were designed to “teach cadets about customs, courtesies and etiquette referring to military balls and other formal events.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2022

Arya found it an effort to remember her courtesies.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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