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proprieties

noun

plural of propriety

as in etiquette

personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting an etiquette columnist who insists that traditional proprieties are necessary in order to maintain a civil society

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Recent Examples of proprieties Faulkner said the Apartment Association will also help arrange community gatherings with first responders at participating proprieties. — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026 At this point, the proprieties of writing op eds call upon us to offer citations to this effect. — Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025

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And there would have been girls rebelling against social etiquette back then, like, there would now.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Now the older generation is scolding workers for having a different view on interview etiquette without recognizing the cold reality of today’s job market.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of etiquette

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Rather, to live under platform capitalism is to recognize the disturbing manner in which human need has been redescribed as algorithmic entanglement.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
After all, rural communities rely heavily on that gubmint for all manner of necessary goods, from aid to farmers to our regional hospital, itself on life support as Medicaid funding drops.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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