cowered
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More than 30 dogs were crowded together on the stairs, while others climbed on the kitchen sides or cowered in corners.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Others might have cowered or taken time to regroup and figure out what they should do,” said Wald.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
In the second car, Danielle Boyles, 27, a preschool teacher from South Africa, cowered under an abaya.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
He briefly cowered, before realizing it was a taped-up black cricket ball that soared up from the ground floor.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022
In this evil hole they cowered, hoping in its shadow to escape the attention of the Eye.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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