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politeness

NOUN
courtesy
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His observations are vintage Theroux: Canadian politeness is “an essential survival strategy” in harsh weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

Mr. Collins on his return highly gratified Mrs. Bennet by admiring Mrs. Phillips’s manners and politeness.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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