bow
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“He’s the one who questioned authority, fought for himself, refused to bow down or conform, and was like non serviam. That was a metaphor that resonated very strongly with me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Yo-Yo Ma closed his eyes as he drew a bow slowly across his cello, playing the first notes of the Catalan lullaby “The Song of the Birds.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Cammell Laird, for instance, now builds the bow sections for the Type 26 frigates and transports them on barges from their Birkenhead base to Govan on the Clyde.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
But I did, letting the edge of the bow sit loosely, even wobbly, between my fingers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Quite unabashedly, in the sight of customers in the front room and the employees working with us, he would bow his head and pray for the answer.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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