high esteem

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"Abed loved journalism and held it in high esteem because it documents the truth," his father Samir Shaath told AFP, using his dead son's nickname.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

These were people held in high esteem by the political establishment, credited with electing Republican politicians to high office and protecting the nation’s moral character.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

“Available evidence suggests that the deceased was a person of high social standing—most likely a knight or commander held in particularly high esteem and respect,” said the director of the organization that supervised the excavation.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025

Guardiola holds De Bruyne is such high esteem that he described the Belgian as the "second best" passer he has worked with - after the great Lionel Messi.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

Graduate Dean George Birkhoff assured Ernest of Harvard’s high esteem for Oppenheimer “as a creative theorist” and confided that the university was willing to appoint him as an associate professor at $6,000.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik