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courtesy

[kur-tuh-see, kurt-see] / ˈkɜr tə si, ˈkɜrt si /




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“I’m not sure exactly what they have in mind, but I certainly know that cooperation is a much more active role where coordination would just be courtesy, basically just keeping in touch,” Cameron said.

From Salon

Some stayed in the village and farmed, but most disappeared, courtesy of Jack of Diamonds.

From Literature

Paying tribute to her former colleague, Baroness Angela Smith said he was "respected and loved by his colleagues for his courtesy, kindness, wisdom, loyalty and generosity of spirit".

From BBC

But you probably know that, courtesy of the many shows and movies paying homage to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

From Salon

The meeting occurred when Michelangelo paid the Venetian a courtesy visit in his rooms at the Belvedere Palace in the company of Giorgio Vasari, the celebrated biographer, and saw “Danaë.”

From The Wall Street Journal