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respective

[ri-spek-tiv] / rɪˈspɛk tɪv /


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Kone CEO Delorme, Chief Financial Officer Ilkka Hara and Chairman Antti Herlin would take on their respective positions in the new combined group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Under the 2021 Environment Act, every local authority must develop one of these plans to promote biodiversity and restore nature in their respective areas.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Standing alongside China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, dancers in the countries' respective national colours performed a routine symbolising the handover of gas from one to another.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Both runners placed fifth in their respective races.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The atom, the byte, and the gene provide fundamentally new scientific and technological understandings of their respective systems.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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