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peaceable

[pee-suh-buhl] / ˈpi sə bəl /


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Here, she tends to describe a largely peaceable kingdom populated by earnest researchers thoughtfully pursuing nature’s questions in a collaborative environment of inquiry and wonder.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

“This is, in fact, the definition of a peaceable revolution, if any such is possible.”

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

She is adopted by animals who have formed a peaceable kingdom in a city that humans have left behind.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2023

Black activist Brittany Martin was, for instance, convicted in 2022 of "breaching the peace" for shouting in officers' faces during a peaceable assembly in Sumter, South Carolina, in 2020.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2023

If her grandfather had been there, he might have told her that a peaceable spirit was the reward of charity.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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