as regards

preposition

variants also as respects
Definition of as regardsnext
as in regarding
having to do with as regards her suggestions, I think they require further consideration

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Recent Examples of as regards That misfiring has created space for a different charity auction to take center stage, one that is not entirely dissimilar as regards the watches to be auctioned. — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024 With the strikes Tuesday, Ukraine may be trying to gain an advantage ahead of any possible policy changes made by Trump as regards Ukraine in January, Tomic says. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024 Safety in numbers, perhaps, at least as regards the likelihood Microsoft will be bounced into doing something as October 2025 gets much closer. — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

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