quiet
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Yin to Dangerfield’s yang, with a quiet, commanding presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Everyone in the family was quiet and content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
And leave yourself time to shower, get dressed and enjoy a little quiet before everyone arrives.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
This demonstrated that the surrounding environment was sufficiently quiet and stable to preserve the molecules' quantum coherence for the maximum physically permitted duration.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
On the way home, we’re all pretty quiet.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Georgieva, responding to Warsh, jokingly hinted at the unease prompted by a quieter Fed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
That desire for privacy appears to align with the quieter lifestyle Carrey has embraced away from Hollywood in recent years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
“He was quieter, he was thoughtful, he was really smart, more creative. But we thought kids could relate to him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Atlantic hurricane season was predicted to be quieter than normal as a result of this.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Even as infants, Florida was the squirmy one, and Dallas the quieter, dreamier one.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
"The natural shielding provided by the rock creates one of the quietest environments on Earth for detecting extremely rare physical phenomena," says Curceanu.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
America’s quietest lender is now fighting a bond crisis at home, and this week’s Bank of Japan meeting is the tell.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Universal says they want to be a good neighbor. They made a big deal about making it the quietest coaster ever. Well, that’s nice, but you can’t put tape over people’s mouths.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The quietest man in the tournament is the best player in it.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Except this has become the quietest karaoke room ever.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
When 19th Street quiets down around midnight, the party shifts to the Sanchaung area.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
If the Iran conflict is resolved and inflation quiets down, the economy could even see another burst of growth.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
Gabapentin quiets nerve firing in the spinal cord and brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
“So today was good. And hopefully it quiets the noise a little bit with the days that he pitches.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2025
The simple motion quiets my brain, just like it does when I take out my coloring-for-stress-relief book before a test.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
But at a pro-separatist watch party in Edmonton, the hum of upbeat chatter quickly quieted as those present saw the projected results.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Despite some wobbles, tech stocks have rebounded as earnings growth quieted concerns over free cash flow and AI overspending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The group quieted down like scandalized school children.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
As they looked around the sage and monkeyflower-lined path, their chatter quieted, and soon, they were writing poetry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
The noise quieted a little, but the radio was still blaring.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
"People taking these drugs for obesity often describe a quieting of 'food noise,' the persistent preoccupation with food that drives overeating," Al-Aly said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
“There was no quieting him,” Eleni, 62, said, noting the dog barked relentlessly for several minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
And yet it is precisely a lack of hyperbole or hysteria—a quieting control, one might say — that makes it so moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
A new report from Politico says President Donald Trump is quieting concerns within the White House around the Department of Government Efficiency head, telling associates that Musk will soon be shown the door.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
There is nothing for quieting a crowd like announcing that a will has been read.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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