quiescence
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"One fact is conclusive proof of the quiescence of the middle class - that hardly any officials resigned in protest against the Emergency," writes historian Ramachandra Guha in his book India After Gandhi.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025
Second, and crucially, it intimidates opponents into silence and quiescence.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024
By focusing on light emitted by parts of the cell that change in key ways with quiescence, the researchers identified the light "signature" that matches a target cell state.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024
Watching these videos is my surest path to calm and quiescence.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
I answered miserably that the disease hath a period of quiescence before it blooms.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing quiescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, Chapters 10–14
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation (Volume 1)
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