crouch
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Others carry the earth to a nearby seasonal river, where mostly women crouch in the murky water, washing and sifting mud and sand hoping to detect a tiny trace of the element.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Workers crouch on starting blocks to sprint for a snack during their 30-second lunch break; characters switch actors in the middle of a take, pretending that the swap is merely a disguise.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
The sound of our leadership now makes us all crouch too low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The school alarm would pierce the air and teachers would instruct us to slide from our chairs, crouch under our desks facing the floor, and place our hands, fingers interlocked, over our necks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
We crouch low behind the old stuffed armchair.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
He appears dazed and crouches back down before having a few choice words with the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
He crouches unusually low in the ring to maintain his balance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
On the other end of the spectrum crouches The Liver King, the subject of a recently debuted episode of Netflix’s “Untold” sports documentary series.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025
Dylan crouches over me, flicking my cheek with his hand.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Others have filmed themselves adopting his signature posture: crouched halfway to the ground, hands on his knees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The man was crouched behind a 5-foot-tall gun safe Roebuck had purchased a few weeks earlier.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Meghan recently called Lilibet "Mama's little helper", after posting an image of them in what looks like a walk-in wardrobe, where the duchess is trying on a coat while her daughter is crouched down nearby.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
They quickly rushed Trump off the stage and through a back curtain as the crowd crouched in shock.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
We crouched down behind a clump of ferns.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
About 40% of people in their 60s have some difficulty crouching, kneeling or stooping.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Video footage from the event showed senior administration officials and cabinet secretaries, including deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., crouching down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Video footage from the event showed senior administration officials and cabinet secretaries, including White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, Patel and Kennedy, crouching down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Images circulating on Mexican media showed man in a checked shirt on the pyramid as visitors appeared to be crouching at the foot of the Pyramid of the Moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The Gran opened her arms wide, smiling and crouching down as Thorn ran to her.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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