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as in lovingly
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as in politely
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civilly
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Trump has also taken aim at ABC News, which agreed to pay $15 million to Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025 -
The law also protects officers from being held civilly liable for any damage caused by intercepting the drone.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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“Respectfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectfully. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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