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She had respected Contee because they are both Black D.C. natives who wanted to make the city better for Black people.

From Washington Post Apr. 27, 2023

Mapbox Chief Executive Peter Sirota said in a statement the company had respected employees' rights to decide on union representation.

From Reuters Aug. 5, 2021

Instead of organized crime figures, we had respected religious leaders - pillars of the community, men like Egan and Walter Curtis, founder of Sacred Heart University.

From Washington Times Oct. 11, 2019

Immanuel Kant had respected only the starry heavens and the moral law within us, but the dark light years were a taunt; moral law a failure.

From Nature Apr. 16, 2019

As shocking as it is to discover the truth about men I had respected and looked up to, I guess Burt is right.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes