as in to respect
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Medvedev dismissed speculation that Trump is secretly aligned with Moscow, telling the outlet that Americans elected him and Russia respects that choice.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Even so, be sure to check that the terms respect everyone’s comfort levels.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Throughout his career, Vō was revered for his talents as a colorist, collaborating with some of the most celebrated blondes in the business, from Paltrow to Britney Spears, Katherine Heigl and beyond.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Most families with dogs revere them.—
David L. Weimer,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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The group received admiring press, and was funded by Congress and various philanthropies; the budget at Dare headquarters eventually approached twenty-five million dollars a year.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Overall, there is such a sense of championing both big filmmakers people admire and discovering new talent.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Ankara has long regarded the SDF as a terror group because of its ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, a Kurdish separatist group that waged a longrunning insurgency in Turkey.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Over his 12-year NFL career, Mathieu became regarded as one of the league's premier defensive backs.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Carey accompanied them, beaming, gladly relishing the homage.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Of course, Butler still relishes the play that changed his life.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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YouTube says these tools are meant to support healthier viewing habits while still allowing young users to enjoy the platform in a more balanced way.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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My parents enthusiastically enjoyed the music of The Temptations and Gladys Knight.—
Bridgette Bartlett Royall,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
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Leni Riefenstahl, the pioneering German director known to history as Hitler’s favorite filmmaker, is esteemed by many Hollywood luminaries, Quentin Tarantino among them.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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Among sportswriters, he was esteemed for his boxing coverage.—
Lawrence Wright,
New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2025
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