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quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Kaylan bowed out after the 2017 tour, following back surgery and two heart procedures.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
In the 2024 presidential election, Trump allies worked to boost third party candidates Jill Stein of the Green Party, Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (before Kennedy bowed out to endorse Trump) to peel off votes from Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 July 2025
But there will be players who bow out of next week’s All-Star Game because of injuries or other personal decisions.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
And before that, Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume, 76, bowed out, lacking support.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
In the 2024 presidential election, Trump allies worked to boost third party candidates Jill Stein of the Green Party, Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (before Kennedy bowed out to endorse Trump) to peel off votes from Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 July 2025
But there will be players who bow out of next week’s All-Star Game because of injuries or other personal decisions.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
And before that, Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume, 76, bowed out, lacking support.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
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“Bow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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