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bowing

[boh-ing] / ˈboʊ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
bending
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A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“Let’s take a moment of silence for all those who were taken,” Clarke said, bowing her head.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

After all, PlayStation does have a reputation for bowing to its most feral customers’ demands throughout the decades.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Footage from the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency, showed hundreds of mourners bowing their heads in front of a group of at least 18 coffins draped in the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

“Mila what?” she asked when she finished bowing.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

“I changed his position, his bowings, his fingerings, and I was just in absolute shock that he was able to take everything in so quickly. I knew I was working with somebody special.”

From Washington Post Sep. 14, 2021

He imported bowings — the directional movements of the bow arm that are to string playing what the flow of breath is to singing — from the scores he had used at the Gewandhaus.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2015

The position — which was previously held by Peter Stumpf, who stepped down in 2012 — also entails administrative responsibility, including artistic issues, like bowings, and personnel matters.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2014

Whatever the work, he insisted on using his own set of parts, and for those that he played with "modern" as well as "period" orchestras, he had two sets with appropriate bowings.

From The Guardian Jul. 27, 2010

Finally, with many thank-yous and bowings and scrapings and warmest wishes to their beautiful wives and distinguished husbands, he departed the room.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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