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respect

[ri-spekt] / rɪˈspɛkt /




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“We continue to respect gold’s longer-term uptrend and are monitoring for confirmation that support is holding,” writes LPL Financial’s chief technical strategist Adam Turnquist.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Swinney said that while the party's systems were "robust", there had "not been in every respect adequate controls in place".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

If we don’t tip service employees, it calls into question our respect for the working class and our commitment to decent, well-paid work.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

He doesn’t seem upset that anyone’s calling him transgender, simply reiterating that he thinks all people deserve dignity and respect.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Lev and the others showed me the same reserved respect they held while tending to the dead, averting their eyes whenever possible, their faces solemn even as fear and confusion darkened their gazes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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