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During his adolescence, the sensibility among the youth was to turn away from the gentility of the race man and toward the existential and the militant.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025 -
Its noble gentility has been subtly adding to the DNA of the California sound.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Behind the political politesse is the challenge of urban mayors to advocate for immediate needs, while also playing the longer game of seeking structural changes in how Connecticut meets its constitutional responsibility of equitably funding public education.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Her social politesse transforms into a maternal fury and the air turns blue with inventive insults.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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The president’s endorsement could shed light on the size of the anti-Trump wing of the GOP wing in New Jersey, with longtime state senator (and standup comedian) Jon Bramnick, who has called for a return to civility and has sharply criticized Trump in the past, on the ballot.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
10 June 2025
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Salmon sperm facials — which are sometimes called salmon DNA facials for civility’s sake — have become the latest addition to med spa menus across Los Angeles.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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But simple steps can protect your personal information, bank account, and dignity.—
Justin Sablich,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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But to the predominantly Black, Mexican American, and Filipino youth wearing them, zoot suits were a declaration of cultural identity, a refusal to conform to white, working-class respectability politics, and a claim to visibility, fun, and dignity in spaces of racialized exclusion.—
Alexandra Jane,
Essence,
31 July 2025
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Newsweek discussed the frustration in the Reddit post with Jo Hayes, an etiquette expert, who said that the observation holds up.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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As our society becomes increasingly immersed in the digital age, manners and etiquette have been thrown out the proverbial window, along with social cues at in-person events.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
21 July 2025
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This is where strength meets grace and innovation aligns with the creative pursuit of our aspirations.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Aug. 2025
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Embrace the clarity and freedom that come with breaking through these limiting beliefs. March 2025 Five of Swords: Conflicts may arise this month, Scorpio, testing your ability to navigate power dynamics with grace and a level of unbotheredness that most don’t expect from you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Emmy Award-winning actress’ look came courtesy of Gucci’s 2026 cruise collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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In this image released by the U.S. Navy courtesy of Lockheed Martin, the Navy's variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a test flight on February 11, 2011, over Chesapeake Bay in the mid-Atlantic.—
Anna Commander
Robert Birsel
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Prompt engineering, critical reviewing and deliberate refinement of AI results will become part of everyday practice.—
Marcus Banner,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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But for those able to see beyond their fear, the mako becomes an animal of extraordinary grace, power, and beauty, a miracle of natural design in which every fin, muscle, organ, and piece of cartilage has been modified by 100 million years of evolutionary refinement.—
Pat Smith,
Outdoor Life,
24 July 2025
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“Gentilesse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentilesse. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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