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[kwahy-it] / ˈkwaɪ ɪt /








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They are now trying to figure out how much longer China can stay quiet in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller has questioned the usefulness of the task forces and Warsh’s quiet approach.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Lovell founded the observatory because he needed a quiet place to study radio signals from space.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The quiet buyer is edging toward the exit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

For a second I thought she was going to pray, but then she said to Ba, “The Blythes don’t want to press charges. They want to keep it quiet for everyone’s best interest.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“Hard socializing is over. Gen Z wants soft socializing: quieter, cheaper, sober-optional and good for their health,” said Libby Rodney, chief strategy officer and futurist at the Harris Poll.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Some of the aspects studied on the flight were the modified architecture around the extra fuel tank, changes to make the cabin quieter, and the plane's air circulation system.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

In her early songs, her singing rarely rose above a whisper, suggesting the quieter and more conversational mode sometimes deployed by two of her other influences, Lorde and Lana Del Rey.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

That came later, and quieter, when I finally showed up before dawn and did the actual work where no one was filming.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

This went on, his voice gradually growing quieter, finally dropping to a mumble that I could not hear.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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

If there’s a song that proves Madonna’s own music is more compelling than any biopic could’ve been, it’s this one — the quietest, most tender cut on the album.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

So far, it’d been the quietest dinner ever, which was fine by me.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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

Gabapentin quiets nerve firing in the spinal cord and brain.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

Another siren goes off, and the hallway quiets down as water stops flowing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2023

I wait until the applause quiets down and then, without even thinking I’m going to do it, I say, “I’m nervous. I think I need to take a yoga breath.”

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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

That quieted the restiveness among the ranks for a time, but Johnson has always had to look over his shoulder.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2025

When the initial burst of sales quieted down, Crowe—who had quit his job at an art magazine to focus on the venture—looked for new ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

Two things that comforted me and quieted my worries, making everything wonderful, were being in church on Sunday and sitting all alone in my room listening to music.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

"This offers a tangible path toward creating a medication that has a similar quieting effect as meditation."

From Science Daily Jan. 2, 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. 31, 2025

Throughout his campaign, Cox told me, Zuckerman had downplayed his anti-immigration views, and he had succeeded in quieting his opponents.

From Salon Nov. 14, 2024

Showing no early jitters, Martin completed nine of his first 11 passes while quieting a crowd of 110,047 that was the 10th biggest in the history of this stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2024

Lanning raised a quieting hand, “All right, it’s been a mess, but it’s all over. What now?”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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