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reciprocity

[res-uh-pros-i-tee] / ˌrɛs əˈprɒs ɪ ti /


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Inside, the hard outside shifts to warm, natural materials, including marble and ceramic surfaces and wood sourced via Angel City Lumber’s Altadena Reciprocity Project — reusing burned trees from the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Reciprocity with the environment has always been a central concept in Hawaiian culture.

From New York Times • May 13, 2023

And Benjamin Harrison once received two opossums from supporters in Maryland, naming them Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection in homage to two of his party’s political platforms.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022

Reciprocity among trees is possible, but many interactions are likely asymmetric, such as between mature trees and tiny seedlings.

From Scientific American • Jul. 19, 2021

Reciprocity is expressed in the precept, 'Do to others what you would have done to you,' a precept which political economy has translated into its celebrated formula, 'Products exchange for products.'

From Anarchism by Eltzbacher, Paul




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