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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

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

From Salon • May 13, 2025

Businessmen from all over Europe would choose your port to set out from if they knew they could kneel at the altar of this champion of mariners.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024

Krukoslik hung his spoon on his’ belt, and went to kneel by the small fire at the entrance to the shelter, where he murmured a brief prayer of thanks.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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