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That evidence was essential because prosecutors knew that the defendant's barristers would question whether there was no evidence at all that the UK had regarded China overall as a threat between 2021 and 2023.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

The medieval concept of monarchy had regarded kings as subservient to the pope, but absolute monarchs considered themselves subordinate to no one.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The controversy also engulfed Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, whom many employees said they had regarded as an ally.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Many draft analysts had regarded him as a likely second-rounder so this was a bit of a reach by Seattle to fill a need.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2019

The family regarded him as temporary, as they had regarded Sissy’s other husbands and lovers.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith