decorum
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Live tennis and live golf offer details that can’t be captured on television, but there are rules of decorum and big potential for monotony.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
"One could consider this the contemporary version of newspaper political cartoons, but there is a notable lack of decorum when it comes through official government communication channels."
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Back then, he knew he had to eke out a mealy-mouthed apology for the sake of decorum.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Most people watch “Downton” for the tart, gently comedic exchanges and adorably antiquated decorum.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
He had scented the matter as quickly as any of the rest, but decorum demanded that he sit oblivious until he was notified.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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