niceties

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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

Companies are tightening scrutiny of employee expenses, meaning certain niceties are disappearing, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

As they discuss the niceties and textual flaws of the classics they love as much as life itself, Stoppard’s playfulness is tinged with rue; the older man cannot prevent the younger’s heartbreak to come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

While Hoover had no particular devotion to the niceties of the law, he did not seem to believe that White was capable of such tactics.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann