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bowing

[boh-ing] / ˈboʊ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
bending
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A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

New Coke, in bowing to Coca-Cola Classic, left everyone wondering why it existed in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Let’s take a moment of silence for all those who were taken,” Clarke said, bowing her head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

After all, PlayStation does have a reputation for bowing to its most feral customers’ demands throughout the decades.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

A tall, gentle man with steel-rimmed glasses and a perpetual smile, Hartleb greeted everyone he met—champion or patzer, beginner or veteran, child or octogenarian—by bowing low and saying with deep reverence, “Master!”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“I changed his position, his bowings, his fingerings, and I was just in absolute shock that he was able to take everything in so quickly. I knew I was working with somebody special.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2021

When they would occasionally pause to shape a phrase, confer on bowings or toss out thoughts, they seemed receptive to one another’s ideas and fast to incorporate them into their playing.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2016

The position — which was previously held by Peter Stumpf, who stepped down in 2012 — also entails administrative responsibility, including artistic issues, like bowings, and personnel matters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2014

Whatever the work, he insisted on using his own set of parts, and for those that he played with "modern" as well as "period" orchestras, he had two sets with appropriate bowings.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2010

Finally, with many thank-yous and bowings and scrapings and warmest wishes to their beautiful wives and distinguished husbands, he departed the room.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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