deference
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"The Pope is the Pope, we owe him a certain amount of deference, but I don't think that Catholicism wants the obedience of cadavers. We are living, thinking persons," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
It is reading a cold transcript under a regime of extreme deference, where a claim that feels powerful can still founder if the justices conclude that Mississippi’s reading of the record was at least reasonable.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Out of misguided deference to supposed victims, they have been largely aiming their ire in the wrong direction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Plus, she has a trad wife thing going on, emphasizing her deference to her husband’s decisions.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
In deference to me, I’m sure, they kept him at a distance.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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