knelt
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Some players knelt at the final whistle, head down, staring at the turf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 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
She knelt in front of the first officer she saw, told him she’d fled the colectivos, and pleaded for a chance to seek asylum.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
I smoothed the dress with my hands as I knelt over the small fire that had glowed in the Ryans’ hearth for more than a hundred years.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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