nicety
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Involving the people’s representatives in the decision is more than a constitutional nicety; it’s a key ingredient of success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Said by anyone else, this nicety is unremarkable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2023
Many of those places, however, cost money to access — whether it’s a gym membership or the social nicety to buy a latte at a coffee shop.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023
For Loudoun County, a rushing attack isn’t so much a nicety as it is a necessity, a prerequisite for the brand of football that’s conducive to frigid postseason nights.
From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022
Is it a nicety that means nothing, but one of the many other subtleties that has become muddled inside of me?
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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