decency
Example Sentences
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Decency is vital, calm curiosity is also needed, but so too are fight and drive required.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
That is how the ruling got around the section of the longstanding Communications Decency Act that has generally shielded internet companies from being found liable for content users post on their platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Decency means being humble enough to acknowledge your own imperfections.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
You’re never seeing a movie alone when you bring your good friends Decency and Consideration along for the show.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2025
In the early eighties, a group called Odessans for Decency had been formed.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing decency
Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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