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cower

[kou-er] / ˈkaʊ ər /


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He shared videos from street demonstrations, describing them as "in defence of the Homeland" and added: "Our people do not cower."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

After 36 hours in our care, Bob still had not peed, pooped, eaten, or done much of anything beyond cower.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

“This is a story of happiness,” Gibson insists at one point, refusing to cower to cancer.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

The sounds of Herbert’s bat in the cage made Manley cower behind the pitching screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

‘Ships to destroy? Demigods to cower in awe?’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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