as in different
not the same or shared
it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways
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To make a difference in your government, show up to your respective GOP or DFL Precinct caucus and be heard on Feb. 27, and vote in the presidential primary on March 5.
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Grammy champ Kendrick Lamar and Oscar hopeful Timothée Chalamet discussed their respective crafts in a new short conversation ahead of Lamar’s performance at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Wang and Liu are the respective manager and owner of K&P International Logistics LLC, a company that hires commercial truckers to transport shipping containers from the Port of Los Angeles.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2025
All three have served in their respective nations’ air forces.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Grammy champ Kendrick Lamar and Oscar hopeful Timothée Chalamet discussed their respective crafts in a new short conversation ahead of Lamar’s performance at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Wang and Liu are the respective manager and owner of K&P International Logistics LLC, a company that hires commercial truckers to transport shipping containers from the Port of Los Angeles.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2025
All three have served in their respective nations’ air forces.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Respective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respective. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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