decorum
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During Kelly’s time at Fox, Republican leaders still tended toward a common standard of decorum.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
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
Japan's emperor is generally treated with hushed reverence, but one man stripped away all decorum -- quite literally -- during a New Year's event on Friday, local media reported.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
He and others who scored above average offered their own pointers for navigating workplace decorum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
This mad carrousel so offended the owl’s ancient sense of decorum that it grew confused and crashed into the tree.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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