as regards

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Recent Examples of as regards The Berlin Film Festival has demonstrated reticence about addressing geopolitical matters, but Cannes leader Thierry Frémaux is showing no such hesitation, at least as regards the war in Ukraine. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026 Miss Manners has noticed that this is seldom the case as regards etiquette. Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 In so doing, the Swazi leaders distanced themselves from Britain as regards Rhodesia, and from South Africa too…. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025 Meantime, statistics show that as regards the middle classes, which used to be Germany's backbone, the standard of living is far below the pre-war level. Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011 See All Example Sentences for as regards
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Preposition
  • Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Preposition
  • Related Stories Understandably, Grohl had to make it at least a little about himself, too, or more to the point, this being a milestone for his 32-year-old band.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And in 2022, amid mounting concerns about college affordability, Zemsky helped revive the idea.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • The next day, just before 4 pm, its signal reemerged in the Persian Gulf, heading back toward Qatar.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Walk towards the palazzina, and you'll be accompanied by none other but the sound of gentle waves hitting the sand.
    Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Preposition
  • Automotive News’ report is light on details about the model but suggests the variant will be based on the standard Bronco and could arrive by the end of the decade.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jacob Cowing returned a punt for an 83-yard touchdown, Eddy Pineiro kicked a pair of field goals and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Chargers 41-17 on Thursday night in a preseason game.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Less than two weeks after the sudden death of her costar Hayden Panettiere, the Nashville actress posted an Instagram tribute to Dolly Parton following the country superstar’s death on Tuesday.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Redmond noted that the retailer is also bringing in some K-beauty as part of the new assortment, and is increasing its penetration in hair care too.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Killian has supervised programming at Brooklyn’s BAM and Lower Manhattan’s Metrograph, as well as for the Criterion Channel, British Film Institute, and Queens’ Museum of the Moving Image.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And as for the snake’s famous name, Ruane thought back to that magazine article.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Preposition
  • Perhaps the congressman needs a reminder as to which far-from-shy fast-food giant is headquartered in Chicago.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • What we’re left with is the image of the fanatic, leaving prints on the grass, chasing the President’s golf cart to no avail, working out her psychic need in the epistolary form, writing as much to herself as to her addressee.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

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“As regards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20regards. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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