civility
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Justice Kagan seems to be floating this interesting new idea of civility where I think what she’s saying is judges should just listen to one another with an open mind.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Vorderman's radio show was not on the "flagship" list and the issue with her posts was to do with civility, rather than impartiality.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
An activist’s toddler is at the center of a debate about parenting and civility at Police Commission meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
The Transportation Department kicked off the 2025 holiday travel season with an admittedly unenforceable civility campaign aimed at bringing back “courtesy and class to air travel.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
A boy who is good at games is usually treated with great civility by the masters at an English Public School.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing civility
We the People: Civ
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"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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