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respective

[ri-spek-tiv] / rɪˈspɛk tɪv /


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Such beliefs were reinforced by their respective political circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

After successful offensive plays, or defense stops, the respective winning units would often swarm the drill area with cheers, briefly, before moving onto the next rep.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

And as you can see from the chart, both the 10-year and 1-year real yields follow a similar pattern — and are above their respective two-decade averages.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Usually it was your management record, and your relative success with the respective budgets you'd been given, that would seal the deal.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That semester, fourteen of us left our respective corners of the United States and traveled to South Africa.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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