quietude
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It was Tuesday afternoon, just a few hours before polls were to begin closing on the East Coast, and Kamala Harris’ L.A. neighborhood was a picture of midday quietude.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
Without the devices, there’s a sublime and supreme sense of quietude.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024
From serene nature retreats to silent walking, the quest for quietude has become one of modern travel’s latest trends.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
A modernist sculptor acclaimed — perhaps mistakenly — for her work’s quietude, Asawa wove sublimely delicate hanging forms out of nested lobes of looped wire.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2023
It was a period of quietude, a kind of spiritual preparation for the trials of manhood that lay ahead.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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