deference
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"I'd say don't be a simp," she says, using a term for someone who shows extreme deference to authority figures.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Children are almost always treated with special deference in American law, because lawmakers understand and respect the significance of adolescence and the necessity of parental guidance.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Part of the reason was our deference to a trusted leader, Chairman Alan Greenspan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“He was given a lot of deference, so long as he quietly moved along.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
If he treated Henry with deference, it was the rest of us who were forced to bear the wearing, day-to-day brunt of his anger.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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