decorum
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They instead stood out against the other evangelicals who made pleas for a sense of decorum and human dignity.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Anyone who disobeyed decorum "might have some legal issues of your own," the officer warned.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Don’t let things like rules and decorum get in the way of what’s in it for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
They had goals to meet and, consciously or not, they did not adhere to professional and personal decorum in order to achieve those goals.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
He had scented the matter as quickly as any of the rest, but decorum demanded that he sit oblivious until he was notified.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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