placidly
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The first line is, “Go placidly among the noise and the haste.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Pratt’s stuffed cougar, representing the late P-22 whose bachelor life trapped in Griffith Park helped inspire the project, sat placidly amid workers moving native plants onto the site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Archie, the owl whose species is native to Europe and Asia, stood placidly under the shower of a sprinkler.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023
In the close-up shot, DeSantis bites his lower lip in concentration as he placidly smiles.
From Slate ● May 27, 2023
He blinked at us placidly, his eyes balled and heavy-lidded like a tortoise’s.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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The Giver
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