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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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“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

“At the end of the show, the company bowed, the curtains closed, and Lillian and I collapsed on that stage and cried,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 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

Yet, Andie holds her head high in the hallway while Blane’s is bowed in the courtyard, dodging stares.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

But everybody at our yardstick curtsied or bowed.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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