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silence

[sahy-luhns] / ˈsaɪ ləns /




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Hundreds of people attended the moments of silence at their height and there are now only 30-40 people coming on a weekly basis, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

As the verdict was read out, there was silence from family members and supporters in court who wore yellow t-shirts and badges, the colour of their campaign, AFP reported.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

‘Mr. Mamdani, you try to stop me from coming here. . . . Well, you can’t silence me.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Note the awkward silence after he gives his team the proposed name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The terrible silence undid me, and I began to babble in the night.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Using very little musical scoring, sticking to naturalistic dialogue featuring awkward silences, and eschewing flashy cinematography and editing, he allows each scene to breathe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The presenter, known for her off-the-wall questions and deadpan silences, revealed the news in an Instagram post.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The company recently began clinical trials of a treatment that silences the genetic instructions for the Alzheimer’s tau protein.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

It suggests that no other irreversible power to immunize lurks in the Constitution’s silences.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

Her father often indulged her, giving in to what she wanted, but this time he ignored her pouts, her deliberate silences at the dinner table.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Finneas, the brother of pop star Billie Eilish, said artists should "not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Some commenters rushed to Ware’s defense, airing their own frustrations and experiences with people who violate an unwritten but sacrosanct rule among serious filmgoers: Phones need to be silenced and stay off during a movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

When the researchers silenced Menin, that protection disappeared.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas, who is the brother of singer Billie Eilish, said on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Invoking the Scourge of the East silenced them, and for a moment, they peered around uneasily, as if something evil and dark would come seeping out of the cracks in the stones.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

These interactions are essential for processes including genetic recombination and gene silencing, and they can also play a role in cancer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Fed’s blackout period begins Sept. 5, silencing policymakers until the day after the meeting ends.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The silencing of the press and scapegoating of desperate sailors does not hide Hegseth’s mess.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

"Instead of silencing residents and handing mayors a blank cheque, the government should be empowering local councils with the resources to deliver genuinely affordable homes alongside the infrastructure to support them," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Harry bellowed, directing his wand at her, and with a bang and a burst of red sparks, the curtains swung shut again, silencing her.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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