decorum
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The packed gallery mostly maintained decorum, letting out a clap when a “not guilty” was read for Banks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Anyone who disobeyed decorum "might have some legal issues of your own," the officer warned.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Of course, devotion to principle and decorum sometimes hovers close to sanctimony, but there is a human side to Mr. Alexander as well, and even humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
They had goals to meet and, consciously or not, they did not adhere to professional and personal decorum in order to achieve those goals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Miss Preston opens her mouth to speak and I continue, in an attempt to cover my lack of grace and decorum.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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