kneeling

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On Wednesday, Ben Gvir sparked an outcry internationally but also within his own government by publishing a video of dozens of activists kneeling with their foreheads on the ground and their hands tied.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In one, she and her sister hugged their mother, who was kneeling over the Hollywood star of actor Christopher Reeve.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

In one striking photo, a kneeling US pilot is confronted by a Kuwaiti local, moments after parachuting from his jet.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Another video showed officers hauling away people who were kneeling while conducting Muslim prayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

And behind them there were uncounted crowds of kneeling people in the darkness.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers