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Some clasped their hands together, while others prostrated themselves.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

After walking out, Thaksin placed a flower wreath and prostrated before a portrait of Thailand’s king and queen at the gate of the terminal.

From Seattle Times Aug. 21, 2023

In a dramatic gesture at the Vatican in 2019, Pope Francis prostrated himself and kissed the shoes of Mr. Kiir and Mr. Machar.

From New York Times Feb. 3, 2023

Earlier on Friday, Francis prostrated himself on the floor of an empty St. Peter’s Basilica to pray at a “Passion of the Lord” service.

From Reuters Apr. 2, 2021

And he explained in a tone of prostrated resignation: "I had to do it so that the animals would keep on breeding."

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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