most respected

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Kear, one of the sport's most respected figures, passed away on Sunday while travelling back from the Challenge Cup final.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Nick Bilton, the new executive producer of “60 Minutes,” received a hostile welcome Monday from the CBS News program’s most respected correspondent, Scott Pelley, as the staff is still reeling over last week’s firings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

CBS News lost two of its most respected executives — and viewers — on the altar of a merger.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

That’s the hypothesis of one of the world’s shrewdest and most respected analysts of geopolitics and energy, Cambridge University political economy professor Helen Thompson.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

“I’ll not tolerate your brow-beating this witness! Have you no sense of decency? This man is one of the most respected men in this city! And your questions have no bearing. . . .”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright