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respective

[ri-spek-tiv] / rɪˈspɛk tɪv /


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Electric three-wheelers and motorbikes already account for more than 30% and 15% of sales in their respective categories.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

And its main competitors in frontier AI model development—Anthropic and OpenAI—are both racing toward public offerings this year that will add to their own respective financial firepower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Panish reminded jurors that witnesses testified that, in the September 2020 incident, Grossman and her then-lover Erickson were racing their respective Mercedes SUVs on the roads that surrounded the lake in Westlake Village.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

What makes the dwelling all the more special is the fact that it was the place where the actors’ respective families first “blended,” Steenburgen added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

This is the part where I’m supposed to use food metaphors to describe everyone’s respective complexions.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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