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well-regarded

British  

adjective

  1. considered to be good morally, professionally, etc; esteemed

    a well-regarded local MP

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Some staffers questioned other personnel moves after Weiss took the top job, including the decision to lay off well-regarded foreign correspondent Debora Patta, who was relocating from South Africa to the U.K. for CBS News, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neil Saunders, managing director at GlobalData, also said in an email that McMillon’s retirement would likely “send a small shockwave” through Walmart given his well-regarded stewardship of the chain, and said the departing CEO’s understanding of the company and its customers would be missed.

From MarketWatch

She performed in a band called the Primettes that played the Apollo and her sister was a well-regarded novelist.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whitten studied design at Los Angeles Trade Tech and started his career in the Garment District working for junior lines and making elaborate menswear shirts that were soon picked up by well-regarded menswear store Eric Ross & Co. in Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times

Nora and Agnes were young when their father, a modestly well-regarded art-house filmmaker, decamped to a different country.

From Los Angeles Times