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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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I didn’t fully become One with a ring until this January when my extremely fit, pickleball-playing sister-in-law bowed out one morning from a family hike at the urging of her ring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

Wearing a Crean Lutheran hoodie, he bowed his head in front of the whole school, including teammates and coaches, and received a standing ovation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The dogs bowed their heads against the arrows.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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