niceties

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Weeks before, his predecessor, Sir Philip Barton, had worked through the formal niceties of confirming Lord Mandelson's appointment to Washington, such as writing to the King about it on the 18th of December.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Companies are tightening scrutiny of employee expenses, meaning certain niceties are disappearing, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"You can't play all sides. Enough of the niceties," he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

It’s not like those good manners and contrived niceties ever managed to paper over those divisions in the first place.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

While the Adams style generated a host of memorable epigrammatic flashes, it was the worst-possible vehicle for sustaining the diplomatic niceties.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis