quiet
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Researchers have long considered this quiet region of the spectrum a potentially logical meeting place for interstellar communication.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
They are now trying to figure out how much longer China can stay quiet in the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
From there, he was quiet, invoking the Fifth Amendment in response to literally any question he faced.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Why did the 49ers keep the information quiet for 11 days?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 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
What changed is quieter, and it is recent.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Some of the aspects studied on the flight were the modified architecture around the extra fuel tank, changes to make the cabin quieter, and the plane's air circulation system.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
China faces a quieter week, though investors will closely watch July purchasing managers’ indexes due Friday for fresh insight into business sentiment in the world’s second-largest economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
That came later, and quieter, when I finally showed up before dawn and did the actual work where no one was filming.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I bet things are a lot quieter than this at your home.”
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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
Monday was the quietest day for crossings of Hormuz by commodity vessels since June 13, before the preliminary deal briefly boosted traffic through the strait.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
“And how was your day, Kev? And have I mentioned that lately you’re my favorite, and not incidentally quietest, child?”
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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
Pi quiets and walks to my right side.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
The group quieted down like scandalized school children.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Though they sometimes escalate into larger-scale military drills, these maneuvers, which once dominated news headlines, quieted to a din as they became routine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
Even as protests have quieted, repression continues in other forms.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
JPMorgan’s expense guidance “has actually quieted some fears,” Piper Sandler analyst Scott Siefers wrote in a recent client note, citing conversations with investors.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
That response sent a rustle through the crowd, but they quieted upon the reverend’s upraised hand.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
"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
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. 31, 2025
And he did it all while showing defensive mastery of shortstop, quieting a growing narrative that the toll of his new position was curbing his capabilities at the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Throughout his campaign, Cox told me, Zuckerman had downplayed his anti-immigration views, and he had succeeded in quieting his opponents.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
I picked up my muddied hat and led Violet back to the barn, quieting her with an extra portion of hay.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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