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cowardice

[kou-er-dis] / ˈkaʊ ər dɪs /


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Sentencing, the judge said Rhodes's cowardice added to his list of "malignant characteristics".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Jordy proclaimed his innocence in a video on social media, saying that the police had the "cowardice" to raid his home on his daughter's third birthday.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

“The sense of security in our community has, again, been shattered by the act of cowardice and hate that is unacceptable,” David Englin, senior regional director of the ADL Los Angeles said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Because that cowardice and blindness, that failure of imagination, are signs of impending doom.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

He had almost revealed himself then and there, but something stopped him—caution, cowardice, instinct, call it what you will.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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