quiescence

Example Sentences

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The old order has survived and the revolutionaries were either driven into exile, fell into apathy or quiescence.

From BBC

The feared backlash from religious conservatives hasn’t materialized in force, though whether their quiescence stems from fear or indifference, or both, is unclear.

From Los Angeles Times

The long period of quiescence came from shorter-term factors that, for a time, outweighed the more conducive conditions.

From Scientific American

Critics, already shut out from the corporate media, are relentlessly attacked, discredited and silenced for speaking a truth that threatens the public's quiescence while the U.S.

From Salon

A study published in 2018 found that a brief period of “awake quiescence,” or quiet resting, increased the odds of discovering the same mathematical rule used in Oudiette’s experiment.

From Scientific American