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adjective as in respecting

noun as in mentioning

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In 2008, internal affairs records show Lillienfeld was reprimanded for referring to a woman as a “broad” and repeatedly using profanity during a different training lecture.

The report said one of the officers who attended — a Black woman from the Los Angeles Police Department — accused Lillienfeld of making several inappropriate comments, once referring to Asian officers as “Chinamen” and later saying that she and another Black officer in the class would be the most likely suspects if anyone jumped him in the parking lot afterward.

"One such option, still at the experimental stages to date, would be the use of targeted assisted evolution interventions that, for instance, could improve heat tolerance through selective breeding," Dr. Guest said, referring to a separate paper recently published by the Coralassist Lab.

At major tournaments, she encourages the squad to cut themselves off from the public as much as possible, often referring to "our bubble" and sticking to strict plans.

From BBC

Wiegman was a teacher before her coaching days and she is protective over her players, with some referring to her as a "mother-like" figure.

From BBC

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