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[ri-spekt] / rΙͺˈspΙ›kt /




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Although the results aren’t legally binding, the government said before the referendum that it would respect the outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

"We ask that visitors respect the area and do not remove, disturb or interfere with any objects or features revealed by the low water levels," it said.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“I think that as the competitor, he wants to do both, and I respect it,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Her unyielding respect for the world and all who inhabit it still has many lessons to teach.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

“I regard with respect and trust the statement you made in your message of October 27, that there will be no attack, no invasion,” read Levitan.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

"We look forward to further constructive US clarifications on their other positions, which would create the possibility of a mutually beneficial trade agreement that respects Canadian sovereignty".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

After all, the tech trade is in many respects the only game in town.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

When appointing him as acting minister, Zelensky had said that "Khmara has gained extensive and, in many respects, unprecedented experience with technological combat operations."

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

“ByteDance respects the intellectual property rights that underpin creative industries around the world, and we believe responsible innovation in AI goes hand in hand with meaningful protections for rightsholders,” ByteDance’s Rogovin said in the statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

In some respects he repeated the error of his ways in the third game as well: letting a potential—or at least a possible—win slip through his grasp and drift into a draw.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

She also made clear that a Yes vote did not necessarily mean that Iceland would join, and that if there was a No vote, the result would be respected.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

We ask that our family’s privacy be respected as we grieve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Historian Trond Norén Isaksen tells the BBC that Haakon will be a different type of king to his father, but no less respected.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Martin Green, the director of the Eurovision Song Contest, told AFP the organisation regrets the decision, but understood and respected the choice.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

He will see him feared and respected by everyone, and not hated by his armies.

From "The Prince" by NiccolΓ² Machiavelli

Expect him to sidestep such tricky questions and instead talk up the importance of building relationships and respecting the Good Friday Agreement.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Dozens of men, women and children died in the surprise attack, but, respecting kinship ties, the attacking Mohawks spared all save one of the 30 pro-English Mohawks inside the stockade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution confers on Congress the exclusive power to “dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the … property of the United States.”

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

The discussions focused on "common principles and operational mechanisms" for ensuring the safe passage of shipping through the strait while respecting the sovereign rights of the two states, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

“I could wish,” he said, “that Mr. Sharpe had not instituted these regulations respecting your learning. I am sensible they do seem ...” I stepped closer to the table.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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