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And the widespread physical destruction of Gaza, along with the deaths of thousands of civilians behind, under, and among whom the cowardly Hamas fighters have hidden, has badly tarnished Israel’s image in the eyes of the world.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Iger’s choice to pull Kimmel off air was not a cowardly surrender to bullying by Trump or any kind of misguided, preemptive appeasement, contrary to what misguided scolds on the left are alleging.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Black Rabbit begins in media res, zooming out from a wallpaper full of rabbits — some mid-hop, others staring fearfully into the abyss with wide, dark pools for eyes.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2025
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The software’s orders were often obeyed fearfully, unquestioningly.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Spinelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinelessly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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