cower
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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
Family members seethe, assistants cower and competitors sharpen their claws.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
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
Ten 6-week-old piglets cower together in the corner of a gated pen spread with straw.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023
Should she run, or fight, or cower helplessly in the hope that the wolf would take pity and leave them alone?
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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