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

“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

The British Horseracing Authority said Cherchi was held in high esteem around the world.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024

“We continue to hold these student-athletes, coaches, and teams in high esteem, and we honor their lifelong passions, their commitments, and their achievements in their respective sports.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

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