respects

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Charles and Camilla paid their respects at the 9/11 Memorial and met locals including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a get-together that came just hours after the couple were hosted by President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

JF: Metal respects their elders in a way that’s kind of unheard of in other genres.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He’s referring to Golden State Warriors player Steph Curry’s wife, Ayesha, although it’s not as if he respects that woman, either.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

More reliable goal-kickers and a greater emphasis on kicking out of hand has made the women's game closer to the men's in some respects.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

But once respects have been paid, they should march right past them, emboldened, as King once said, by the fierce urgency of now.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander