quiescence

Example Sentences

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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

So far, apart from the Never Trumpers, the reaction has been quiescence.

From Salon

In their new technique, however, the researchers found the signatures of autofluorescence can be used to study stem cells' dormant state, known as quiescence.

From Science Daily

Watching these videos is my surest path to calm and quiescence.

From New York Times

But failing to supply electricity carries economic and political risks, especially for nations whose authoritarian regimes have governed according to a simple rule: cheap basic services in exchange for public quiescence.

From Los Angeles Times