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respect

[ri-spekt] / rɪˈspɛkt /




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If she ultimately decides they are not, she can always change her mind later and revise her will to leave the home to heirs who treat her with greater respect and appreciation.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Pope Leo XIV told men to treat their wives with respect Sunday, as he concluded the first leg of his tour of Latin America, which is plagued by gender-based violence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

As the Chief stressed in Jarkesy, “even with respect to matters that arguably fall within the scope of the ‘public rights’ doctrine, the presumption is in favor of Article III courts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

“I mean, the truth is, this mayor has made clear she doesn’t respect the voices and perspectives of young people.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

But you should imagine that I learned of it in the weeks and months that came later, as I discovered more about my new master, losing respect with each new discovery.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

To Chiuri, it’s also about paying her respects to the house and family that began her career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

But now the Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez Stadium has become a shrine to the player, with hundreds of people gathering throughout the past few days to lay flowers, light candles and pay their respects.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

America has improved on Athenian democracy in most respects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Their cases differ in important respects, but together they raise questions about the relationship between presidential hostility and the exercise of state power.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

When we reached the manor, Father ordered me to change into something clean and to hurry down to greet the guests who were arriving to pay their respects.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

In a statement Saturday, council member Kristina Duggan, whose district includes Naples, said she respected the decision and added that the focus this winter should be on preparing the island for the upcoming weather.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

While the dissolution of a respected 95-year-old law firm was an extreme outlier event, the forces that led to it aren’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The rare halt in fighting, which was respected by both sides, allowed roads to be demined and residents to depart for either Ukraine or Russia.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The family also asked "with the utmost respect, that our privacy - and that of everyone who is supporting us at this time - be respected".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Depending on which newspaper a person read, the brothers were either respected researchers or a complete joke.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

“The mistake here would be Cleveland-Cliffs not respecting the obligations, the commitments that they made in the acquisition,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Pledging love and respecting someone or a relationship can make people feel so uncomfortable that leaning into these tropes of life can feel humorous, and that’s where the laughs from a Hallmark film come from.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

But I can’t shake the feeling that there’s a difference between respecting someone’s independence and refusing to let the people who love you help.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Expect him to sidestep such tricky questions and instead talk up the importance of building relationships and respecting the Good Friday Agreement.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The opportunity that the day’s rest had given me for reflection had resulted in my fully determining to say nothing to him respecting Compeyson.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens


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