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is respecting

  • present progressive
    of respect (3rd person singular).
    respect
    noun
    a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded byin ).

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She denies that getting close to the sharks and touching them causes harm: "Most of my work and what I share is respecting and observing from a distance," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

"The main difficulty is respecting the score's crescendo and keeping your energy and strength intact until the big leaps, when your legs start to burn," he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Part of respecting our bodies for everything they do for us is respecting that they need regular fuel.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

“It shows how much it means to them, how they’re realizing that the league is respecting their religion and their culture,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023

We may say we believe in honour, which is respecting the truth—in morality, which is acting the truth—in love, which is serving the truth—and in independence, which is defending the truth.

From The Principles Of Secularism by George Jacob Holyoake