gentlemen

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Mr Ratcliffe described the former students as "magnificent, young gentlemen".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

These schools weren’t quite a direct pipeline into the American armed services, but their implicit promise was to cultivate gentlemen, if not always literal officers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

“We’re in a tough spot, ladies and gentlemen, and I can’t identify a lot of good options, even as the ships carrying the Marines are heading for the Gulf,” he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Montaigne “has seen too much of gentlemen in the long robe, until he wishes for cannibals,” he suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“I have two gentlemen who have graduated recently and are already principals,” President Davis said.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson