tacitly
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While a handful of moderate dissidents are tacitly tolerated as a matter of expedience, most other heretics have been driven from the tent.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
Analysts said that suggested Beijing was tacitly accepting Pyongyang's status as a nuclear-armed state.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Even the White House communications staff has tacitly admitted that something is going on, though all they will say is Trump has chronic venous insufficiency, a conveniently benign condition.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
He never asked about how her film was going, but the director sensed he was tacitly checking in on her progress, hoping that she was not losing faith.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
When I once quoted this to him, tacitly inviting his comment, he told me tartly, “I don’t know if I could start one. I don’t know if I’d want to stop one. ”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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