quietly
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At the beginning of the experiment, each participant lay quietly while the researchers recorded one minute of baseline BS using an electronic stethoscope and advanced signal-processing software.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
The accommodations quietly shaped a visit that lasted barely two days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Outside a pub in Clapham, a woman quietly laid flowers for 25-year-old Auguste-Marie Bile-aka Amoa, a bus driver, who was shot dead in in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
My suffering was trying to tell me something, quietly at first, then louder, until I had to listen.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“It’s my sister,” said Jessica quietly, reaching for the photo.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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