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  • present participle of kneel.
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kneeling



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An image widely circulated online in Thailand purported to show Macron kneeling as he presented the awards.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Other activists are shown kneeling on the deck of a ship as the Israeli national anthem is played.

From BBC May 20, 2026

That same year, he and his deputies were photographed kneeling and speaking with protesters in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, an action he has since recast as praying.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

In Spell 16, a funerary procession, stacked like a doll’s house, shows Ankhmerwer kneeling before three representations of the sun god.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Glory was kneeling on the side of the stream.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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