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The hallways leading to the offices of California’s elected officials are quiet, except for the faint sound of occasional elevator dings.

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A telescope's ability to reveal faint or distant objects depends on its size.

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Now that it is in our face with construction plans for a gaudy ballroom for the elites, as food assistance for hungry children is threatened, Republicans’ faint criticism is even more deafening in its impotence.

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These simulations suggest that radio signals from the dark ages, while faint, carry valuable clues about the invisible structures that seeded the formation of galaxies.

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You can also hear faint gusts and flame sounds emerge sparsely throughout the project.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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