shush
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In contrast to its Jewish community, no one in the village knew when the last Christian family left Shush.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
Biden staffer: "Alright, thank you guys--" Biden: "No, shush! Shush!"
From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2020
Shush every cousin who talks too much during this explanation.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018
When the crowd booed that only silver lining in Reed’s morning of dark clouds, he responded by playing the pantomime villain, with a finger in front of his lips: Shush!
From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2018
"Shush, man, Jazz is asleep," I whispered while unlocking and cracking the door.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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