reverence
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An American flag waved in the background while various figures gazed up at the president in reverence.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Her father was a politician, lawyer and judge, and from him she learned reverence for the law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Curiously, he notes, people have such reverence for these hypnotic streams of light that they duck to avoid disturbing them rather than crossing in front of them.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
My donut dealer for the morning, Karla, places my Boldúmen in a box with a kind of reverence.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
He had noted that Faramir seemed to refer to Elves with reverence, and this even more than his courtesy, and his food and wine, had won Sam’s respect and quieted his suspicions.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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