respect
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“I had so much respect for her at the beginning,” Paige Holland-Thielen, one of the fired employees who helped circulate the letter, told the New York Times in 2022.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
“If I call him, he’ll do it—for a huge amount less. Why? Because they like me, they respect me.”
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
A year later, when Root relinquished the captaincy, Stokes was there with what he called "love, respect and support".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“At the same time, we respect the political framework in the U.S.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“Out of respect for your president,” Khrushchev promised, “we won’t do anything until November.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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