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You don’t give your respective ages, but women tend to live five years longer on average than men; a macabre data point worth considering.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Given the teams' respective defeats on Thursday, their friendly encounter has been met with apathy on both sides.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

One obvious way of accomplishing deseg-regation would have been to shift students among these three schools and change the compositions of their respective enrollments.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger