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Noun
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If senior figures display rudeness or disrespect, employees may assume that such behavior is acceptable, making selective enforcement seem arbitrary and undermining of trust.—
Andrew Binns,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025 -
With nearly 400 responses recounting long waits for a check to outright rudeness, customers detailed what pushes them from their usual tipping habits to a complete cutoff.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Their shared disbelief in science and disrespect for expertise unites them.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fresh out of a $24 million civil lawsuit, Cardi B isn't taking disrespect from anyone.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
11 Dec. 2024
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Henderson then accused her of discourtesy and ordered her transferred to the 73rd Precinct then back to the 79th Precinct in one day.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2024
Noun
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There’s a cuteness to how it was animated.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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With baby versions of Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Rolf, Animal, Scooter, and his twin sister, Skeeter, there should be cuteness overload.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every four years, we are told that this is the most important election in history, which is a lot of errant nonsense.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now a reasonable rejoinder is that Odysseus is given the prospect of infinite, or at least indefinite, happiness.—
Sebastian Purcell
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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For the stretch between the end of World War II and the time Vietnam became the dominant story around the world, civil rights in the United States was a popular talking point that foreign diplomats would turn to as a rejoinder.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
28 July 2025
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Another member of the study panel had the audacity to endorse former President Biden for his climate policies.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The series will highlight the unbridled audacity of young men not just leveling up, but determined to become legends in the game.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wash it down with margaritas, local brews, and New Mexico wines selected specifically to hold their own against the boldness of the chile.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And people willing to just have a smidgen of boldness can go straight into that space and tell amazing stories.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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