politeness
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“Freed from narrative, sound and movement, his photographs indulge our desire to look longer and more intently than politeness would normally permit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
She didn't usually drink coffee but when the interviewer, a senior civil servant called Christian Nègre, offered her one, she agreed out of politeness.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
She wrote a letter to a Japanese government-backed creditor called Japan Australia Rare Earths saying that she would be arriving in Tokyo, figuring that Japanese politeness meant that representatives would meet her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
There is a kind of professional politeness that demands we discuss each case in isolation so no one has to say aloud what the cumulative pattern reveals.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Koffi almost laughed at the politeness of the request, but complied.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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