respective

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Zulmi was buried in a military cemetery in his hometown in Bandung, West Java, while Ichwan and Farizal were laid to rest in their respective hometowns in Central Java and Yogyakarta.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Usually it was your management record, and your relative success with the respective budgets you'd been given, that would seal the deal.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

None of the four No. 1 seeds have struggled much in their respective games this tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

However, he also noted that Apellis’ drugs have both had challenges in their respective markets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

I was sitting in the gym with Thurston Gaines later that day, and he was philosophical about our respective humiliations.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover