bowed

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By early 1942 the nation was battered, no doubt, and after years of hard conflict and rationing of food supplies, its citizens were somewhat bowed down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“Paramount is paying a stiff price, and its winning bid may turn out to be a Pyrrhic victory,” we wrote on Feb. 27, after Netflix bowed out of the takeover battle.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“At the end of the show, the company bowed, the curtains closed, and Lillian and I collapsed on that stage and cried,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The reaction from the City players at full-time was telling, heads bowed and shoulders slumped in the knowledge that these were two crucial points dropped.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

His arms were like sticks and his legs white and bowed where they hung out of his skirt.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff