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Those torches, set within a spinning head, soon quieten down as they produce a stream of super-heated plasma reaching 27,000C - significantly hotter than the surface of the Sun.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Maybe you shouldn’t be speaking every day. You should just let things quieten down,” Macron said on Thursday.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026

He said the team owed under-pressure boss Gregor Townsend a performance to quieten the noise around his future.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Martin Zubimendi's long-range drive just before half-time settled the nerves of the home crowd at the Emirates Stadium before Viktor Gyokeres struck twice to quieten his critics.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

Desperate to quieten Wolf, Torak pretended to spot some distant prey, by standing very still and staring intently.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Although it can be noisy, it quietens down significantly once the Pyramid stage performers finish for the day.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

We also found examples of ads aimed at busy parents, painting fast food as something that saves parents time, quietens children and feeds families.

From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2024

As Hollywood quietens for the holidays, she has been afforded a rare moment to reflect “on a wild and wonderful six months” since “Aftersun” premiered in Critics’ Week at Cannes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

This induces a trance-like state in which the conscious mind quietens down, apparently allowing the subconscious to do a little rewiring.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2018

‘Right, settle down,’ Miss Forshaw says, and the class quietens.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Things have since quietened, she says, crediting patrols by the army and government-backed vigilantes, but the atmosphere is still tense.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The former captain, who sprinted on to the field to congratulate her players during the timeout after Ecclestone's first catch, has calmly quietened talk of the issue.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Townsend only signed a new contract last September -- up until after the 2027 Rugby World Cup -- but that had not quietened the critics, especially after poor results in last Autumn's Tests.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

The anxiety and obligations quietened as the brain was flooded with feel-good chemicals.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025

There was a murmur of dissent from the sphinxes behind her, and she flicked her tail in a quick whip of frustration, and they quietened.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

She described Ruben as "inoffensive" and "a normal bloke", adding that "Jon was definitely the leader, he was in charge" and if the children needed quietening down "he would speak to them like a teacher".

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Here we are 12 months later, just as MPs may have thought things were quietening down before Parliament's summer break starting next week, and here we go again.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025

Yet Kopatchinskaja produced a propulsion toward a quietening peace so overwhelming, it seemed inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2018

But after Scotchbrook returned inside, Mirren appeared from the stage door and was more successful in quietening the incessant noise.

From The Guardian ● May 6, 2013

Julius heard her voice, clear and shrill above the quietening crowd.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks