respecting

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It proposes a global agreement on how to potentially slow development and a mechanism for verifying that competitors are respecting it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

World football's governing body FIFA, responding to a question from AFP, said it "is committed to respecting all internationally recognized human rights and strives to promote the protection of these rights."

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

"We are so far away from respecting the idea that it's OK to think differently to somebody else."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

"That was about respecting your place in society, but in the revolutionary 1640s and 1650s, hat-honor became a real gesture of defiance in the political sphere."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

“It has to do with respecting us,” the small girl said.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata