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quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Parton, 79, bowed out of the spotlight for a spell following the March death of Carl Dean, her husband of 60 years.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Jones bows out Jon Jones, 37, who laid claim to being the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time, announced his retirement over the weekend.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
If an existing bed is bowing out, add a cross piece or drive rebar rods into the soil along the exterior of the bed.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
By the time the series bowed out, in July 2020, Netflix was trading at $485 a share and boasted 182.9 million clients worldwide.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Jones bows out Jon Jones, 37, who laid claim to being the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time, announced his retirement over the weekend.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
If an existing bed is bowing out, add a cross piece or drive rebar rods into the soil along the exterior of the bed.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
By the time the series bowed out, in July 2020, Netflix was trading at $485 a share and boasted 182.9 million clients worldwide.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2025
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“Bow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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