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Noun
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Meanwhile, adults can unwind at the spa, fitness center, adults-only pool, or Miramar Bar.—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026 -
There are also tutorials for achieving game-day hair and makeup plus fitness routines.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Noun
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That also comes down to Blackberry’s affable take on Southern-style etiquette—polite but authentic and real; formal when called for yet folksy and easygoing when appropriate.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 June 2026
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There's social etiquette and then there's Mama'n'em's etiquette.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Noun
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One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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One of the mayor’s primary responsibilities is facilitating meetings and maintaining decorum.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
Noun
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According to council members who supported the decision, concerns included the appropriateness of the program for children and its potential impact on attendance by some families.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Participants prioritized scientific and medical accuracy, clarity, ease of pronunciation, avoiding stigma, and cultural appropriateness.—
Melanie Cree,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Eliminate the constant replays to create punctilious correctness.—
Richard E. Vatz,
Baltimore Sun,
15 June 2026
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That character’s name alone — like the resurgence of Doofy — is an indication of the mirth the screenwriters take from skewering political correctness, cancel culture and social justice movements like Black Lives Matter and #MeTo.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The second agreement precludes the Justice Department or any other federal agency from investigating the propriety of that funding.—
Nick Akerman,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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All that moonlight over dewy grass and lamplight on Parisian streets create texture for the flawed adults who walk through these scenes, for their misguided sense of propriety.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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“Decorousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorousness. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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