gentlemen

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These schools weren’t quite a direct pipeline into the American armed services, but their implicit promise was to cultivate gentlemen, if not always literal officers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"King George, as you know, never set foot in America. And please rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, I am not here as part of some cunning rearguard action."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Every night, the gentlemen suit up and the ladies don their finery, although nothing is as fancy as when the family hosts balls or extremely fancy dinners for special guests.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Mr Rose said Adams "was one of the warmest gentlemen you could wish to work with" and there was "nothing Tony couldn't do".

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

I wanted to seize those gentlemen by their starched collars, shake them, and shout, couldn’t they see what was happening here?

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros