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kneel

[neel] / nil /


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With only 18 seconds left after that game-tying score, the Rams opted to kneel and send the game to overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Businessmen from all over Europe would choose your port to set out from if they knew they could kneel at the altar of this champion of mariners.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

"One of the punishments that I could have in school was having to kneel for half an hour because the guy behind me was messing with my chair," he recalled.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

He was quick to hug his defensive teammates as he jogged onto the field to kneel out the clock.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

I kneel to where CPU is snoring and run my hand along her fur.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko