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respect

[ri-spekt] / rɪˈspɛkt /




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She commands widespread respect and has little association with political parties.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Centcom is withholding additional information, including the identities of the missing and fallen servicemembers, out of respect for the families during the notification process, the command said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

"The fans were brilliant. So we've done it out of respect for the fans."

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

They communicate the respect that matters on the pitch but may be optional off it.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

As big as Nathan’s forearms, the ears pulled the proud stalks of the corn into a downward bend, almost as if they were bowing with respect to Nathan himself.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

According to Arena.ai, which measures and compares the performance of leading AI models, the Kimi model has surpassed Anthropic’s Fable 5 in some respects.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

Asked about Moscow’s deepening ties with Pyongyang, China’s Foreign Ministry said Beijing respects “the friendly exchanges” between the two countries and their relationship is “conducive to promoting peace and stability.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who visited Dartmoor to pay his respects to the 78 year old, described her as a "remarkable individual" and "the fiercest defender of free speech".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Several participants in the commemoration were draped in Israeli and EU flags, as they paid their respects at a monument erected in 2001 to mark the site of the pogrom.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

People have come in and out of our building, saying their goodbyes to Mama and Papi, and paying their final respects to Madrina’s basement.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

"He is searching for an option that would demonstrate change in the military leadership while remaining broadly similar to Syrsky: loyal, free of political ambitions and respected by the military," political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The statement said that “Forbes has devoted much of her life to public service and is widely respected by the many people who have worked with her over the years.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Both Tan and French agreed that cultural sensitivities need to be respected in treatment.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Lamar Alexander of Tennessee is one of those career politicians, generally respected across party lines, whose admirers think of him as that rare public servant the republic deserves as president.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Lovelace was a respected physician who had focused his career on aviation medicine after training at the Mayo Clinic.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

"It's about respecting the office... the US-UK relationship, but where you disagree ... do it in a way that is kind of meeting him where's he's at."

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

For campervaners Beate and Heiner Delbach, respecting the local environment is just common sense.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“I don’t think you can put a monetary value on civic pride and respecting your fan base,” Aitken said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

It proposes a global agreement on how to potentially slow development and a mechanism for verifying that competitors are respecting it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

If you ask me, that’s exactly why they don’t come—they’re afraid they would have to start respecting me finally.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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