bowing

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As one of the few children who would regularly attend services, she would copy the men in prayer, swaying and bowing as they did, as if she were one of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Footage from the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency, showed hundreds of mourners bowing their heads in front of a group of at least 18 coffins draped in the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As the national anthem played following their victories, Smith and Carlos expressed their anger about racial injustice in America by bowing their heads and raising their fists.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Raducanu has had a low-key start to the year, bowing out in the quarter-finals of a warm-up tournament in a surprise straight-sets loss to 204th-ranked Taylah Preston.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

“I am Flewddur Fflam Son of Godo,” the stranger said, bowing deeply, “a bard of the harp at your service.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander