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respect

[ri-spekt] / rɪˈspɛkt /




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What was it about this simple little story about regular people looking for respect and a bit of love that got serious businesspeople to make incredible offers to a “nobody” like me?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

You should respect this decision by dropping the issue.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“He was thoughtful, prepared and passionate about the sport, earning the respect of colleagues, coaches, players and fans alike. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his loved ones during this difficult time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

O'Shea said it is important for the squad to "speak openly" and "respect each other's views" when they come together to discuss the Israel game on Friday.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Razi looked at Zheng with a newfound respect.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

While they may inhabit a different world than the rest of us in other respects, they live and die along with the rest of the investment world when it comes to investing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“This is, in many respects, a time that comes once or twice every century,” Carney told the media gathered in New York.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

She respects him, and I think those things are important.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

In many respects what we’re looking at is the ungentle amortization of Toyota’s last-generation global EV technology, rather than the next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

They pay their respects in silence, and when the sun has risen, the men pick up the bier and depart; but the women stay behind, for this is the custom.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

“Al is one of the most respected leaders in our industry,” then-Beverly Hills Fire Chief Greg Barton said in announcing his hire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The idea reassures believers that true patriots like themselves will soon be financially secure, respected, and healthy—and it also offers more immediate relief too.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“It was both an inspired idea and a safe move,” he concludes, because Anderson was widely respected and thus less apt to provoke objections among the Met’s most hidebound subscribers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Before 7 October, people generally respected the Arab players," Segal said.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It is only, as we have seen, with Pascal that this peculiar, idiosyncratic culture began to become widely adopted and generally respected.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution confers on Congress the exclusive power to “dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the … property of the United States.”

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Dozens of men, women and children died in the surprise attack, but, respecting kinship ties, the attacking Mohawks spared all save one of the 30 pro-English Mohawks inside the stockade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

"This has now concluded and respecting the confidential nature of that process, we will be making no further comment on the outcome."

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Biddy,” said I, “I made a remark respecting my coming down here often, to see Joe, which you received with a marked silence. Have the goodness, Biddy, to tell me why.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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