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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Their respective companies will invest $100 billion in total for the project to start, with plans to pour up to $500 billion into Stargate in the coming years.
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Donald Judd, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
This year, Slowik’s offense took a step back in Stroud’s sophomore campaign, finishing 22nd and 19th in those respective categories.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
That is larger than the $60 billion and $50 billion respective valuations of the also private Anthropic and xAI.
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Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase reported earnings that were 46% and 18% above their respective consensus estimates, FactSet data shows.
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Donald Judd, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
This year, Slowik’s offense took a step back in Stroud’s sophomore campaign, finishing 22nd and 19th in those respective categories.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
That is larger than the $60 billion and $50 billion respective valuations of the also private Anthropic and xAI.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase reported earnings that were 46% and 18% above their respective consensus estimates, FactSet data shows.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Respective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respective. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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