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is respecting

  • present progressive of respect (3rd person singular).

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"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

Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas, though, issued a statement that the court is respecting the Second Circuit’s process in lifting the injunction while it considers the lawsuit.

From Washington Times Jan. 11, 2023

It is respecting the battles of La Vendée," said he, "that I wish to speak to him.

From La Vendée by Trollope, Anthony