gentlemen

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Mr Ratcliffe described the former students as "magnificent, young gentlemen".

From BBC • May 24, 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

Eden kicks things off by announcing, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is Ballet Reign.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Some gentlemen are dandies, but most dandies are not gentlemen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

My hope is that, with no one to explain it to them, the gentlemen simply won’t find out that Powhatan now considers us his subjects.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone