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respect

[ri-spekt] / rɪˈspɛkt /




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Much as we respect that with great power comes great responsibility, it’s a lot dreamier to imagine what we could do with all that might if it were simply handed to us.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

In a show of respect, the pair embraced before Machado Garry raised Makhachev's arm in victory.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

As indigenous people have often taught us, culture is not merely human but a matter of shared environments, rituals, observations and respect.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"We take note of it and respect this decision, which applies to everyone," he said on X, vowing to continue fighting against what he described as "a deadly poison for our children".

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Dasch tried to think of every possible idea, wanting to prove his worth and earn Kappe's respect.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

People have been invited to "pay their respects" by lining roads in Newton and Mumbles, a seaside suburb of Swansea, while others began gathering outside her home in the morning.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Michael Bone, 58, and his partner Alan Hawkins, 54, travelled from central England to Mumbles "to pay our respects".

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

He added that the community, too, “is engaged to ensure a project that honors the past, respects the present, and sustains our future.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

An agency spokesperson said that ICE’s investigative methods abide by the Constitution and respects civil liberties and privacy interests.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“Lingering and paying respects are two different things. I attend the funerals of all the people I glean.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

But I respected it anyway for insisting on these jokers’ right to remain an unapologetic mess.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the staff members' special status to be respected.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

You are a Los Angeles Rams icon, respected and loved by Rams fans everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

The appointment of Tony Shorris, a respected civil servant and former McKinsey partner, to helm the Economic Development Corporation with Khan was well received.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Still, Pa always told me that the mayor was a man to be respected.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

"It's not a matter of not respecting you, but this is attacking my family's faith," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

She denies that getting close to the sharks and touching them causes harm: "Most of my work and what I share is respecting and observing from a distance," she says.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

"It's about respecting the office... the US-UK relationship, but where you disagree ... do it in a way that is kind of meeting him where's he's at."

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

“The companies building these technologies understand that trust is essential to long-term success, and trust begins with respecting creators’ rights,” Stiggers said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

“Biddy,” said I, “I made a remark respecting my coming down here often, to see Joe, which you received with a marked silence. Have the goodness, Biddy, to tell me why.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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