His international following shrank and shrank over the succeeding years as he hid and cowered.

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As they cowered behind the sink unit, she wedged herself halfway through the sash window.

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Some relived the hurricane over and over in their heads, while others cowered in thunderstorms.

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State radio went dead, and fearful residents cowered in their homes Saturday night.

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Two middle aged white men cowered back against the office window, smoking.

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Witnesses cowered as they were pursued by TV cameras, he said.

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When many might have cowered, she stepped forward.

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Over time the action that you would once have cowered from, no longer terrifies you and the path of courage becomes easier to take over time That said, I am not going to jump off the trapeze again.

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In the space of just six months, Clare was reduced to a wreck of a human being who could not control her movements, cowered in fear from members of her own family and howled at night like an injured animal.

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