quiet
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“We’re looking to have peace and quiet in our lives,” Leib said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
At around seven o'clock last Saturday morning, dozens of men dressed in black climbed into the backs of lorries in a quiet Kent village called Preston-next-Wingham.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Now, even professional pest-controllers tell me it’s a quiet year with very few requests to remove wasp nests.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The classic cuts project a quiet luxury vibe along the lines of Loro Piana or Zegna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I hold my hand up, asking for quiet while I let my brain catch up.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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It is expected that this will continue to cause quieter conditions over the next week at least.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The algorithm is good at its job, and the minority who do opt out will find a feed of friends and creators feels quieter than the one they left."
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Vinny, short for Vincent van Gogh, gets nervous and prefers shorter, quieter walks, and Macaroni, named after Fleetwood Mac, makes the stroller a tight squeeze for two cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
My first sail on Lake Michigan was quieter and more relaxing than I expected, but my favorite detail was the tiny gas grill attached to the rail of the Catalina 27.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
He clears his throat, and the hush already over the crowd somehow gets even quieter.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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The Big Bend sector is the largest and quietest.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
America’s quietest lender is now fighting a bond crisis at home, and this week’s Bank of Japan meeting is the tell.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Universal says they want to be a good neighbor. They made a big deal about making it the quietest coaster ever. Well, that’s nice, but you can’t put tape over people’s mouths.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Existing forecasting methods generally provide less advance notice because scientists must wait until the Sun reaches solar minimum, the quietest part of its cycle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
And it is one of the quietest and darkest and most secret places on the surface of the earth.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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When 19th Street quiets down around midnight, the party shifts to the Sanchaung area.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
If the Iran conflict is resolved and inflation quiets down, the economy could even see another burst of growth.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
Safety Kam Curl, whose interception in overtime against the Bears set up the game-winning field goal, noted that the crowd in Seattle quiets when the Seahawks offense is on the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Gabapentin quiets nerve firing in the spinal cord and brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Ms. Parker raises her arms, and like magic, everyone quiets.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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U.S. tech futures jumped after Nvidia’s bumper earnings and software shares surged premarket after earnings quieted investor pessimism on the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The shop quieted, chairs swiveled, and suddenly everyone was looking at me, at which point I said the one word I’ve never written in any of the last dozen or so Dodger preview columns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
Even as protests have quieted, repression continues in other forms.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
JPMorgan’s expense guidance “has actually quieted some fears,” Piper Sandler analyst Scott Siefers wrote in a recent client note, citing conversations with investors.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
The streets quieted as they neared the road that led to the temple, but just before it, Kamau's expression hardened.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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"People taking these drugs for obesity often describe a quieting of 'food noise,' the persistent preoccupation with food that drives overeating," Al-Aly said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
Instead of quieting the rumors, it lengthened the story’s time in the news cycle.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
And yet it is precisely a lack of hyperbole or hysteria—a quieting control, one might say — that makes it so moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
They beat them in the first week of the season, quieting the noise around Domantas Sabonis’ dominance against Anthony Davis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2024
The innkeeper held up a hand, quieting him.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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