courtesy
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Behold the squatting, stance-intensive RS 5, the high-performance halo car of the 5 line, a proper dentist-killer packing 630 hp, courtesy of a plug-in hybrid augmentation of a turbocharged 2.9-liter V6.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Your morning brew could deliver another jolt to your wallet, courtesy of Mother Nature.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
What passes for story amounts to little more than a two-dimensional cartoon rendered in human-flesh puppetry, courtesy of actors capable of much better, Cardellini included.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Here are some ways to reset and reenergize, courtesy of my colleagues.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026
Out of courtesy to you and your long and distinguished association with my brother, Judge Thomas Thornboy, and the San Francisco Rotary Club, I am addressing this letter to you in confidence.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
You could describe that as the meaningless courtesies of routine statecraft, but it also suggested a high-flying hotel guest offering his compliments to the concierge: The eggs this morning were entirely delicious.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
“What she absorbed of my strain, despite the courtesies of our hosts, is exemplified by her acquisition of two ulcers, which put her in the hospital for weeks at the end of the trip.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
You’re sitting in a room full of people who you want access to and you are observing the courtesies that are required to keep you in the room.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2025
All courtesies are left on the start line before the boats do battle, colliding repeatedly as they fight for the best line, and often ruining the best-laid plans.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024
A lady remem-bered her courtesies, and she was resolved to be a lady no matter what.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing courtesy
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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