bowed

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Netflix ultimately bowed out of the auction in late February.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Shinsegae chairman Chung Yong-jin bowed in apology over the incident during the Tuesday news briefing and asked for forgiveness from bereaved families of the victims of the May 18 Democratic Uprising.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Kirk also bowed out of scheduled appearances in Plano, Texas, and at Iowa State University.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

But architects work their magic at utilitarian drafting tables, heads bowed over blueprints—hardly the setting to stimulate heroic sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He looks at the miserable elders, many of whose heads are bowed in shame, and says, “Who is ready to accept baptism?”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar