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The phrase "and would not bow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone’s refusal to submit or yield to pressure or authority.
Example: "Despite the overwhelming odds against him, he stood firm and would not bow to the demands of the crowd."
Alternatives: "and refused to submit" or "and did not yield".

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The BBC is absolutely committed to impartial and balanced coverage, whatever the subject, and would not bow to pressure from any quarter whatever the story.

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When he first arrived, the teachers told me, he was morose and wouldn't bow to them or talk to the others.

The comic, who was named the 2019 Academy Awards host only Tuesday and took down a number of old tweets immediately after getting the job, pulled out Thurdsay rather than apologize again, saying that he'd moved on and wouldn't bow to internet trolls.

With decades of experience under the belt, she and her staff would not bow to outside pressure, she vowed, "though we have felt under fire".

Despite being at the helm of a publicly traded company, Mr. Brin and Mr. Page insisted that they would hold on to their core commitment to letting Google's engineers take wide risks and that they would not bow to pressures from Wall Street to show consistent quarterly financial results.

JERUSALEM, April 8 — The Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniya, called a cutoff in foreign aid "blackmail" on Saturday, and said his government would not bow to international pressure and recognize Israel.

1 A car bomb tore through a street crowded with pedestrians and vendors in the predominantly Shiite town of Musayyib, killing at least 6 people, wounding 21. 14 Palestinian Leader Is Defiant The Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniya, called a cutoff in foreign aid "blackmail" and said that his government would not bow to international pressure and recognize Israel.

Despite 10 hours of coaxing from the groom's relatives and even her own, Turdubaeva would not bow to the cultural pressure and was allowed to leave.

He acknowledged popular demands for reform but insisted that protesters had been "duped" into damaging the nation on behalf of its enemies, and vowed that the country would not bow to foreign pressure.

A second campus protest a month later resulted in another battle between student protesters and police, but Dr. Kirk resisted leaving office, declaring repeatedly that he would not bow to the protesters and resign.

After Burk began her campaign, William Johnson, the chairman of Augusta, said he would not bow to pressure, and he eliminated the three sponsors for the 2003 Masters so the companies would not become the targets of women's groups.

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