reverence
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Even North Korea, which plasters pictures of leader Kim Jong Un across the country and demands reverence, does not feature him in the passport, which instead depicts sacred Mount Paektu.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Gwennan Harries taught Jones at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, the school she attended in north west Cardiff, and remembers the reverence her rugby skills were held in.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
“He’s a guy that I have familiarity with, history and a lot of reverence for because of the gratitude from our experiences together.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Her father was a politician, lawyer and judge, and from him she learned reverence for the law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Said one former classmate of him with dreamy reverence as he remembered Joe Bob’s place and time in high school in the early seventies, “You couldn’t touch ’im.”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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