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courtesy

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




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To me, that’s what courtesy on the course looks like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Leyland's first try came as he scooped the ball over the line but his second came courtesy of an audacious run-in from halfway, which sent the home fans into raptures.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Brongersma is a professor, by courtesy, of applied physics; a member of Stanford Bio-X, the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute; and an affiliate of the Precourt Institute for Energy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Senatorial courtesy seemed as though it would glide Mullin along expeditiously.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

I just wanted to know if he planned on offering the smallest human courtesy to the dead.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri