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deportments

noun

plural of deportment

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the way or manner in which one conducts oneself her deportment during the bitter divorce was a model of self-restraint and class

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The reliance on emergency actions, like diesel backup generators, incurs significant costs for ratepayers and increases air pollution.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
His actions and words have always reflected a player who believes in his teammates and what the Blackhawks are building.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Generally, to be considered autistic, a person must have exhibited social difficulties and repetitive behaviors—such as hand-flapping and spinning—from before the age of 5.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
But those strengths need to be paired with self-awareness, communication, patience, emotional maturity and trust-building behaviors.

— Susan Curtin, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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The increase in gray divorces might start to plateau when millennials – who got married under very different circumstances and social attitudes than their predecessors – start aging into retirement, said Park.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Instead, the Takaichi criticism reflects a gradual shift in attitudes towards work and gender roles, especially among younger Japanese, Brown says.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026

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