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kneel

[neel] / nil /


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“We are not going to do what other governments did, which was to go and kneel before organized crime.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

With only 18 seconds left after that game-tying score, the Rams opted to kneel and send the game to overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Dr Baksheiev and his team would have to use anything available as an examination table, including old sofas, meaning he would have to kneel on the floor to conduct examinations.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

"You don’t know whether to stand . . . or kneel."

From Salon • May 13, 2025

I cross the room and kneel down in front of Madeline.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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