etiquette
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“It was also a lot of kids’ first times at shows, they didn’t have etiquette.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Akifumi Funatsu, the director of Gorilla Clinic, says he has noticed more clients coming to the clinic not just for cosmetic reasons, but as a matter of "social etiquette when wearing shorts".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The fact that the hospital was approaching patients without the knowledge of doctors shows a clear breach of etiquette, at best, and ethics, at worst.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
It’s no wonder that theater etiquette has declined when so many people are turning to their obsequious chatbots for validation of their worst impulses.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
But Handsome was a friend, and Duane knew that Handsome preferred, as he put it, to obey the rules and etiquette of society in regard to the decorum of social gatherings both big and small.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Chains
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Power Suffix: -ette
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