polite
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Paramedics in Japan have a problem — polite homeowners rearranging their shoes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
There came a point where it felt like the polite thing to do was say, “Well, thank you so much for looking! It clearly isn’t here, and that’s OK. I appreciate you trying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Modifying weights can make a model more polite, sassier or more prone to hallucination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
It's important to be polite, punctual and nice as those qualities help you build loyalty, she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He was always polite, but his expectations for others in the organization were high, Ophelia told me.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Bravo responded with a politer version in “Top Chef.”
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026
An 18-year-old woman said ghosting was “a little bit politer way to reject someone than to directly say, ‘I do not want to chat with you.’
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2022
In fact, the politer our discourse is in general, the more dramatic the effect when breaking the rules of politeness becomes necessary.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2018
She admires various classical and modern dancers and choreographers and works, but her own dancers enact a brash and pitiless system of movement that disdains and subverts politer forms.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2015
It seemed politer to sit still and to speak when he was spoken to.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Ebert, also 39, is the politest, a kind force who, 17 years later, remains the new guy after Johnson and Knobbe formed the band a year before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
The 20-year-old said she had only positive interactions with some of the men who live at the hotel, who she describes as "the politest people".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
“The politest way is to enlist the aid of the flight attendants,” says Jodi RR Smith, an etiquette consultant.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
This was an extended hand from a man I have come to think of as my politest critic.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2019
“Not at all. Hank is the politest kid I’ve ever met, and Boo is a hoot,” Ray says.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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