bow

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Sconset, short for Siasconset, faces the Atlantic like the bow of a ship lashed by winter storms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Party leaders have all but asked the candidates at the bottom of the polls to bow out, but understandably the response has been, “Why me? I’m no worse than the others.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I know that sounds super baseball pretentious, like I should be wearing a straw hat and a bow tie, but I don’t care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Songwriter Diane Warren, who is nominated for best original song and is hoping for 17th time lucky at the Oscars, wore an elegant satin suit topped off with a black neck bow.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

But if there were any feelings of ill will, they melted away when Duane handed him the present, complete with the yellow ribbon bow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el