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Noun
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During his adolescence, the sensibility among the youth was to turn away from the gentility of the race man and toward the existential and the militant.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025 -
Its noble gentility has been subtly adding to the DNA of the California sound.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Behind the political politesse is the challenge of urban mayors to advocate for immediate needs, while also playing the longer game of seeking structural changes in how Connecticut meets its constitutional responsibility of equitably funding public education.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Her social politesse transforms into a maternal fury and the air turns blue with inventive insults.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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Today, her analogues donate to PACs, endow chairs at law schools, and write op-eds about civility in politics.—
Aron Solomon
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Those tensions, coupled with the Trump administration’s attacks on universities, have left some school communities wrestling with how to balance civility and safety with open expression and debate.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Each offering is a place to uplift truth, refuse silence and, through images and words, bear witness to our dignity and power.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 June 2025
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But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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The dispute between the two golfers was captured on video and appeared to be a matter of golf etiquette.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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The latest rules of tipping etiquette include 18 to 20% for services that require a fair amount of effort — waiting tables, delivering food, styling hair, babysitting and driving a rideshare or taxi, for example.—
Katie Kelton,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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There’s a rhythm to how Hall leads: present, precise, but full of grace.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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However, experts urge giving everyone grace and keeping an open mind.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The style’s timeless aesthetic and high-quality feel come courtesy of that leather upper with careful stitching, plus a traditional lace-up style and a supportive outsole carved with the map of Manhattan (harking back to Coach’s Big Apple identity).—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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See which breweries are near you, courtesy of CT Brewers’ Guild.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
24 June 2025
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If your priority is peaceful refinement, these Genesis sedans are quietly persuasive contenders.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 June 2025
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The undrafted, 6-8 Jones had enough juice to uncork 27 dunks in 308 minutes but otherwise didn’t show enough refinement as an offensive player or enough impact as a defender to warrant rostering. 42.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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“Gentilesse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentilesse. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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