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Others carry the earth to a nearby seasonal river, where mostly women crouch in the murky water, washing and sifting mud and sand hoping to detect a tiny trace of the element.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The students crouch over monitors, assemble flight hardware, run orbital simulations, wire power systems and design satellite-tracking stations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

At no point can a skier duck into a crouch and let gravity carry him while he catches his breath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

"When you crouch like this, bears often try to knock you down from the side. They flip you over to get at your face, so to prevent being turned over, spread your knees a little."

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025

I feel the rain on our backs as you crouch on the road, trying to save worms.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

He crouches unusually low in the ring to maintain his balance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

On the other end of the spectrum crouches The Liver King, the subject of a recently debuted episode of Netflix’s “Untold” sports documentary series.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025

He crouches and points his long, camouflage-clad lens at a sudden frenzy of movement in the ferns beside the footpath.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

Garret Charles crouches low against the mirror, with Monica, and flips through the pages on her clipboard fervently.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

Debotte said Richardson got out again and crouched down to make another attempt to pull his victim free.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Others have filmed themselves adopting his signature posture: crouched halfway to the ground, hands on his knees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The man was crouched behind a 5-foot-tall gun safe Roebuck had purchased a few weeks earlier.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Then three soldiers climbed onto the rubble, in a line, as if in formation, and crouched down to listen.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

As the dust settled, we crouched behind the rocky outcrop, listened to the frantic beating of one another’s hearts, and watched the moon inch slowly above the ridgeline.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

About 40% of people in their 60s have some difficulty crouching, kneeling or stooping.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

McClellan walked around to each child, crouching down to help.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Ball kids placed their hands on their feet - instead of the court - to avoid burning their palms when crouching at the net post.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

The single square column features crouching figures in the capital who seem to be holding up the arch, a playful evocation of the classical figure of the caryatid or herm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

It shifts into a crouching man with a spear lifted over his head.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston