coward
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“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
Wheatley's husband Darren Wheatley called Lloyd "a coward" who had "hidden behind your carefully orchestrated smoke screen".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
I am thankful for all the arcane references to pop culture I have at my disposal to frame the workings of a true coward like Hegseth.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025
Last week, relatives of the victims shouted "murderer", "coward" and "get out" at Mazon as he arrived for a state memorial service for the victims in the Mediterranean city of Valencia.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
I worried that if I walked away he’d think I was a coward.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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Excerpts from "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet"
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