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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Both programs have possible lifers looking for their first career titles and potential legendary status at their respective schools.
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David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Their next three opponents (the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, Toronto Raptors on Friday and San Antonio Spurs on Saturday) all entered Monday ranked fourth or better in their respective conferences.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Both pleaded not guilty to their respective charges.
—Connor Greene, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
The states are Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia, according to their respective government websites.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of people took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon to protest federal immigration activity after agents were involved in two different shootings this week, one that left a woman dead in Minneapolis and another that wounded two people in Portland, Oregon.—
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Just like its jogger counterpart, this hoodie comes in three different lengths and is carried up to a size 3XL.—
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The 25-year-old Chiefs receiver appears in a separate photo posted to the same Instagram account.—
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While donated blood is called whole blood, stewards of the blood supply will split and spin blood into separate bags with just red blood cells or with the plasma.—
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“Respective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respective. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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