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
The current version has clearly decided that’s a nicety he can no longer afford.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024
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
I showed her to a nicety where I had seen her walking on the casks, that first old day, and she said, with a cold and careless look in that direction, “Did I?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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