silent
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The law school accreditation standards are silent on DEI, and have been since February 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Ian Hodson, president of the Bakers, Food, and Allied Workers Union, said: "You don't fix a toxic workplace by staying silent."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The apprehension that marked her 20s disappeared, replaced by a silent confidence molded from experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
After the incident, she said, she felt like she had no choice but to remain silent.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Furiously he strode from the room and minutes later the entire squad trooped out—not, unfortunately, before the silent soldier had spied and pocketed our precious packet of tea.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing silent
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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