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respective

[ri-spek-tiv] / rɪˈspɛk tɪv /


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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

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

Darren, capped 80 times by Scotland, but who never played in a major tournament, has evidently been a key presence in shaping their respective careers.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The musicians soon shed their black jackets in exchange for personalized Dodgers jerseys emblazoned with their last names, and numbers 11 and 12, representing their respective positions on the short list of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The other cadets stood by their respective simulation tables, pale and nervous, and I realized that, for the first time, I wasn’t nervous for this simulation at all.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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