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peace and quiet





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"We're only away for a few days anyway so I tend not to use my phone so much for some peace and quiet," said Lynne Cornish from the Rhondda Valley.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

I’m not sure what planet she lives on but I haven’t seen peace and quiet in this world since 1950.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

You are a beginning or intermediate skier, allergic to long lift lines, more interested in peace and quiet than après-ski action.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

His peace and quiet are another long year away.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

He remembered it, lying here in the Massachusetts bed and breathing fast now, now that peace and quiet had fled again.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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