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quiet

[kwahy-it] / ˈkwaɪ ɪt /








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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

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

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

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

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

"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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