respectful
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We have come to believe that it is “more respectful, more enlightened, to let the sick slip through the cracks than to require them to accept treatment,” he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Rex Refuela, a 46-year-old tourist from Manila attending his first Panag-aapoy, told AFP he understood the need to be respectful.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
His company does not charge a cleaning fee, and Marsh says most guests are respectful.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Morgan being respectful of their relationship this whole time, even though Esther didn’t like it, it really never crossed a line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
They nodded and murmured respectful greetings to Danny, and one of them, an incredibly old man with a white beard and a bent body, reached out and touched his arm as we passed.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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