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bowed

British  
/ baʊd /

adjective

  1. lowered; bent forward; curved

    bowed head

    bowed back

  2. weighed down; troubled

    bowed down by grief
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By early 1942 the nation was battered, no doubt, and after years of hard conflict and rationing of food supplies, its citizens were somewhat bowed down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Warner board members ultimately concluded that Paramount’s bid topped the one from Netflix and the streamer bowed out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Paramount is paying a stiff price, and its winning bid may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory,” we wrote on Feb. 27, after Netflix bowed out of the takeover battle.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The reaction from the City players at full-time was telling, heads bowed and shoulders slumped in the knowledge that these were two crucial points dropped.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

I quickly bowed my head and spoke a blessing for the ablutionist’s soul.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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