coward
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Sorkin’s depiction of Zuckerberg as a sniveling coward might be smug, but it’s not inaccurate.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
In Jefferson’s mind Henry was a lazy lightweight, Hamilton a monarchist and a coward, Burr an insurrectionist and Marshall an implacable foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“We wanted everyone to see what a complete and utter coward he is once you remove his powers, pretty much like every autocrat and strongman,” Kripke says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The Australian leader's comments were condemned, however, by the outspoken activist Grace Tame who labelled them a "patronising cop out from a total coward".
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
He could not be a coward, he said.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
"These cowards can do absolutely nothing to us."
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
"It is what it is. Same old cliche a decade later. Keep running you little cowards," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Instead, like cowards, they cast around for weaker parties to victimize.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Breaking ranks in a constitutional democracy may not incur the same risks as in a totalitarian regime, but revising the dictionary of received ideas isn’t for cowards in any society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
“What’s worse—the cowards didn’t just threaten Coach Dub and the boys. They threatened—” Her voice caught.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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