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He had revered the British Museum since he was a teenager and was incensed by the idea that a theft was continuing and that it was being perpetrated by a curator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

When Guardiola, a man he had revered as a player came knocking, Torrent jumped at the chance to join him.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

Leifer’s lawyer Ian Hill told the jury the sisters had revered Leifer and writings from their school years showed them thanking her for being supportive.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Robinson had revered Dodgers owner Branch Rickey, but when Walter O’Malley took control of the team in 1950, O’Malley believed Rickey had cheated him out of $50,000 in the transaction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022

All the good in him struggled against it; all his gratitude pleaded with him to be fair to the friend he had revered so long.

From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon