silence
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Bloom, who shares daughter Daisy with Perry, later broke his silence on their separation, telling “Today” host Craig Melvin during a September interview that everything between them is “great.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Conference of Mayors last December, only to be met with awkward silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"And we've learnt how he used silence as one of his weapons," adds Susanna Rook, describing how George would "come home and not talk".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Sometimes, Leonor said, she went to her mother’s house to avoid arguing with her husband, especially when he sat in silence, thinking.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
But in the end it was Karli, of course, who eventually decided this family moment had gone on quite long enough, and broke the silence.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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