as in separately
for each person or thing
The first and second place winners were given, respectively, a trophy and a ribbon for their performances.
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Gladstone and Michael Rosenfeld Gallery also reported sales over $1 million, for a 2 million painting-on-glass by Keith Haring and a $1 million Ruth Asawa sculpture respectively.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
In February last year, the Israeli military released a video clip from October 7 that was recovered from surveillance cameras in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and showed Shiri holding Ariel and Kfir, who were then 4 years and 9 months old respectively.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
As of Thursday, California’s two largest reservoirs — Shasta Lake in Shasta County and Lake Oroville in Butte County — were at 77% and 84% capacity, respectively, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
The jury had not yet decided on punitive damages when the settlement was reached.
Meta and X, formerly Twitter, paid Trump $25 million and $10 million respectively to resolve his suits seeking damages for being bumped off the sites after the January 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
In February last year, the Israeli military released a video clip from October 7 that was recovered from surveillance cameras in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and showed Shiri holding Ariel and Kfir, who were then 4 years and 9 months old respectively.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
As of Thursday, California’s two largest reservoirs — Shasta Lake in Shasta County and Lake Oroville in Butte County — were at 77% and 84% capacity, respectively, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
The jury had not yet decided on punitive damages when the settlement was reached.
Meta and X, formerly Twitter, paid Trump $25 million and $10 million respectively to resolve his suits seeking damages for being bumped off the sites after the January 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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