regarded

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Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration’s lead author, regarded the English political thinker John Locke as one of the three greatest men who ever lived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

If a recipe offered a shortcut, I generally regarded it with suspicion.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Marcia, who was married to George Lucas for more than a decade, was widely regarded as instrumental in making the “Star Wars” trilogy the juggernaut it became.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Today, it is regarded as an investment vehicle offering exposure to Bitcoin as the crypto continues to dominate its balance sheet.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

As for the constitutional question, he regarded federal jurisdiction over the western territories as a clear precedent that had been established, irony of ironies, by Jefferson’s executive action in the Louisiana Purchase.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis