silent treatment
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“For a day or two, she’d give us the silent treatment, and then we’d all fall back into the form of a life trying to make ends meet,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
He’s used to giving me the silent treatment whenever there is conflict and he’s improved, but there is still a huge divide between what we have and what I, and most people, think is healthy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
"I was on probation, I didn't know this person. I thought he might make my life hard at work, that he might give me the silent treatment," she said.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
PSG supporters kept protesting at Parc des Princes by giving their team the silent treatment.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
I decide to continue giving him the silent treatment.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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