respect
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“He asked us to come play and out of respect to him we represented his school district,” Sandler said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
“And we insist that China respect our longstanding position in the region.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
“He doesn’t feel bad for himself, so I don’t,” she said, noting that she holds immense respect for her parents but has never seen immigration through a “lens of pity.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The National Police Chiefs' Council said people who come forward will be "treated with care, compassion and respect".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
“You should have more respect for fear. It’s the engine in all your human history, fear. Fear, married to greed, married to power.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing respect
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