politeness
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I’m not pining for a return to the Victorian era, but politeness and decency should include respect, common interest and nailing a spike into today’s rampant narcissism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Buckingham Palace hit back with a response, which although dressed in courtier-like politeness, was essentially saying the conversation had never happened like that.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
How often have I paid the price of politeness and let terrible people get away?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
There is a kind of professional politeness that demands we discuss each case in isolation so no one has to say aloud what the cumulative pattern reveals.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
It was more that our kissing had suffered from the same painful politeness as our conversations.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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