tranquility
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Iran’s Riyadh attack pierced the tranquility of that leafy enclave, which houses most foreign embassies along with thousands of expats and Saudis, including top business executives, a few ministers and even some royals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
And in floundering the ending, “Undertone” reminds us that tranquility can be far more unsettling than a cacophony of sight and sound.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Yet still, life went on in Etzatlán, until the sense of tranquility was shattered.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
"We wish we had the peace and tranquility we have here back in Guatemala," 45-year-old Glendy Pineda told AFP.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
I took the early afternoon bus for Tuskegee, walked through a Southern town of great beauty and tranquility.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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Vocabulary lists containing tranquility
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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10 Words to Learn from the Preamble to the US Constitution
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