respectability

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Gautam Mukhopadhaya, another former Indian ambassador to Myanmar, said Min Aung Hlaing "is trying to acquire greater regional and international respectability as an elected president".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Bakary Sambe of the Timbuktu Institute think-tank in Dakar told AFP that "Dicko is a figure who enjoys both religious respectability and popular support".

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

It challenged the idea of domestic respectability, treating the house as an open-ended experiment rather than a finished object.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Mr. Carlson, by contrast, can be smooth and affable with an air of perfect respectability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

We could even charge a premium because we added that layer of respectability to the transaction.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah