courteous
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Warren Buffett is normally courteous, but he had some choice words for critics of stock buybacks a few years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Long-term patients, colleagues and doctors who know him also described him in similar terms: polite, unassuming and courteous.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Another took a similar courteous tone: “Erica, queen of them all… please let the mister give it one more go!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
"It's a perfect, simple, sober homage" to not only a talented artist but a "courteous, splendidly refined" person, said Giulia Carraro, 75, a former personal assistant who moved in his circle.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
He was very courteous and thanked me for all that I told him.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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