Decency and Keeping

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Decency noun - Socially acceptable behavior.

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Keeping and decency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keeping" instead a noun "Decency".

Nearby Words: decent, decently

Keeping noun - Responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something.

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Decency and keeping are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decency" instead a noun "Keeping".

Nearby Words: keep, keeper

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We Have Become Complacent: The Decency Squad wasn't prepared for Gathered Fabric terrorists hijacking 42 buses after keeping a peaceful public order for at least a decade.

Source: Light Novel / Shimoneta
It retains some Broad Strokes, keeping Judi Dench as M and the post-Cold War scenario from the Pierce Brosnan films, though now she misses the Cold War, when agents had the decency to defect after a big mistake, rather than seeing Bond as a relic of that era.

Source: Film / Casino Royale (2006)

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