niceties

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There have been niceties and brownnosing, but no sanctions or threats thereof.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Weeks before, his predecessor, Sir Philip Barton, had worked through the formal niceties of confirming Lord Mandelson's appointment to Washington, such as writing to the King about it on the 18th of December.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"You can't play all sides. Enough of the niceties," he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

In private, foreign officials said, Rodríguez was urbane and attentive, observing the usual diplomatic niceties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

They were not going to observe what they considered the legal niceties that protected terrorists or permitted convicted prisoners certain rights in jail.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela