cowardly
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“This is so cowardly & pathetic,” posted Stephanie Grisham, a former Trump press secretary turned critic.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Afghanistan's Taliban government condemned the "cowardly act" and called it "a crime and atrocity".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
It wasn’t a cowardly Congress that killed the measure.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
But once war arrives, it’s futile and cowardly to try to stand apart from it on the pretext that you’re not responsible for it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
“That is an excellent question, Jane. Perhaps you would have heard how most of them were dismissed after their cowardly behavior at the lecture, if you had joined us in the sitting room.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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