politeness
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Others argue politeness can lead to higher quality answers or responses.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
And too often we disdain politeness as phony rather than respect it as the tribute that vice pays to virtue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
In many ways the sport and the harsh conditions in which it thrived embodied the traditional values and traits — resilience, community, politeness, resourcefulness — that have come to define Canada’s unique “northern character.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
“That would be nice,” she says, shielding us both with politeness.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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