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unbowed

[uhn-boud] / ʌnˈbaʊd /


ADJECTIVE
not bent
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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is known for being unbowed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Alvarez arrived at the news conference marked up but unbowed.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

All of us living in battered, unbowed Los Angeles could use a dose of the restorative right about now.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

But it also offers Mr. Netanyahu an opportunity to repair his sagging domestic ratings by presenting himself as a leader unbowed by foreign demands.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2023

In the saddle, he rode unbowed, as though he had gained new strength and the weariness of the journey could no longer touch him.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander