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Netflix and other streamers have already split the film industry down the middle, separating those who venerate the art form from those who venerate the dollar, leaving many Hollywood titans flailing somewhere in the middle.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

That made it an object to venerate as well as a beacon amid political storms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The trillion-dollar pay package has its roots in Musk’s desire to control 25% of Tesla stock, so he can’t be pushed out, even though most long-time Tesla investors and his board venerate his leadership.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2025

This should matter to folks on the left and the right, to those who venerate higher education and those who vote in favor of states’ rights against federal overreach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025

“Oh? And how does this authority venerate my father?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

His considerable height, lean frame and beard only added to the sense that, at least in spirit, Mr. Glass has succeeded in summoning the man he so clearly venerates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

“A culture that venerates Cory from ‘Boy Meets World,’ or Zach & Slater over Screech in ‘Saved by the Bell,’ or ‘Stefan’ over Steve Urkel in ‘Family Matters,’ will not produce the best engineers.”

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024

Boy Gru venerates these villains and wants to join them.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

He not only follows in the footsteps of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King; he venerates him, often invoking him, and actively seeks to extend his work.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

On the contrary, the Mussulman steps respectfully aside; for even he venerates the Saviour as a great prophet, and the Virgin as his mother.

From A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy by H. W. (Henry William) Dulcken

A rapid chain of events had led to a once-unthinkable outcome: The collapse virtually overnight of a venerated and profitable law firm with some 1,200 attorneys worldwide and more than $2 billion in revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Chavéz, whom the lawsuit called “a folk saint,” has been venerated across California for decades, with scores of schools, streets, parks and public buildings named in his honor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The clause survives as decoration: incorporated, venerated, and incapable of stopping a single seizure.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

Buddhist monks are highly venerated in Thailand, entrusted with preserving and passing on the Buddha's teachings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

This was always followed by Collins’s Ode on the Passions, wherein I particularly venerated Mr. Wopsle as Revenge throwing his blood-stained sword in thunder down, and taking the War-denouncing trumpet with a withering look.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The U.S.-influenced counterculture of the 1960s inverted the social order, venerating indigenous folkways and fueling aspirations for full independence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

At the Butovo firing range, a Stalin-era execution site near Moscow that has become a shrine to his victims, visiting Russians warned against venerating the wartime leader or emulating his ideas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

The themes of performances at Mr Gopalakrishnan's house include honouring a deified ancestor, venerating a warrior-hunter deity, and worshipping tiger spirits symbolising strength and protection.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

“Fernando, popularly known as “El Toro”, isn’t just a player; he’s a symbol of resilience, dedication, and passion to many like myself who grew up venerating him,” wrote Hector Gonzalez, who started the petition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024

There was a village in the north of France where peasants were venerating a dog as a saint.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz