quiet
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You can feel the quiet intensity with which this young man from the American Midwest immerses himself in the Old World and its wonders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Kai Havertz: It was a quiet night for Havertz but the forward still provided a focal point and held the ball up.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Twenty-five days later, on July 7, banks published a flurry of price targets as they initiated coverage of SpaceX as a regulatory quiet period on such research expired.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
These conflicts appeared to be heading for a reckoning, but then things went quiet.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
It’s finally quiet, just the two of us and the distant thumping from inside.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The decision to sell comes years after Seyfried and her husband, Thomas Sadoski, made a major lifestyle change, swapping Los Angeles for a quieter existence on their sprawling farm in upstate New York.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The BBC's review highlighted quieter songs like Imperfect For You, describing them as "delicate and gorgeous and strangely intimate in a room of 20,000 people".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Whether through her body of work or quieter philanthropic contributions, Parton made it clear she wanted the best for humankind.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Kateri’s section is quieter and methodical like its central hero, who slips undetected among this community to sow her chaos and reap her revenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Do you really believe that?” the social worker replied in a quieter voice.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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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
Existing forecasting methods generally provide less advance notice because scientists must wait until the Sun reaches solar minimum, the quietest part of its cycle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
If there’s a song that proves Madonna’s own music is more compelling than any biopic could’ve been, it’s this one — the quietest, most tender cut on the album.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Not that pinpointing another Book Scavenger user was an easy thing to deduce, even in the smallest and quietest of schools.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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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
Safety Kam Curl, whose interception in overtime against the Bears set up the game-winning field goal, noted that the crowd in Seattle quiets when the Seahawks offense is on the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Gabapentin quiets nerve firing in the spinal cord and brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Everyone quiets down and stares at the blond woman on the screen, the same reporter we’d seen that morning.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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If the Fed held steady anyway, it would revive the doubts about Warsh’s willingness to act that Friday’s speech had quieted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The group quieted down like scandalized school children.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
His excellence eventually stifled racism and quieted critics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Even as protests have quieted, repression continues in other forms.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
It seemed like Mount St. Helens had quieted down.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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"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
Instead of quieting the rumors, it lengthened the story’s time in the news cycle.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 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
They beat them in the first week of the season, quieting the noise around Domantas Sabonis’ dominance against Anthony Davis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2024
The king jerked the reins hard, quieting the animal, and pointed an angry finger at Ned.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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