knelt
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Having initially sat to protest against the plight of black people in the US, Kaepernick first knelt during the Star-Spangled Banner before his San Francisco 49ers team played a pre-season game.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Thailand's foreign ministry denied Thursday that French President Emmanuel Macron knelt before the country's king during his state visit to Paris this week, after an AI-generated picture circulated online.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
After a young woman knelt down and reached her hand into the pool Monday, she was quickly approached by a National Park Service official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
After her program, she clutched the necklaces on her burgundy lace dress and knelt at center ice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Bracing herself on the guardrail, she knelt beside the fox.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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