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quiet

[kwahy-it] / ˈkwaɪ ɪt /








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Over Mother’s Day weekend, Andy Milheizler’s quiet Atlanta cul-de-sac was overrun with empty Waymo vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

In his speech, Hegseth emphasised the US's "strong, quiet and clear" approach to the region - its capacity to wield a "big stick" but "speak softly".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

"What I said was trying to describe the operating environment, because what's incredibly important in being strong and quiet is about being able to describe the environment where we're working," Brunson said in Singapore.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

He offers her a generous payoff to stay quiet, and she tells him, in so many words, to stick it.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

I don’t like to think about how crowds would startle me and quiet would startle me, and being left alone would startle me, because I was never really alone, I was always with my thoughts.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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