stillness
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"Even in the coldest, darkest season, winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience and quiet consideration," said Catherine.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
Her sonic spectrum is panoramic, from esoteric folktronica murmurs and camouflaged industrial noise to the cosmic stillness of “Un Nombre Propio” and the ritualistic piano of “Las Ramas.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
Claude, a rare albino alligator whose ghostly white scales and statue-like stillness earned him a cult-like following around the world, died Tuesday, according to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
His descriptions convey with equal force the stillness of the forest, the mute hostility of a marriage, the ardent impulses of youth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
There, as she wept and trembled, a soft breath of air came through the stillness to her, the gentle breathing of Zephyr, sweetest and mildest of winds.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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