silence
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At first, the Camino’s silence felt like withdrawal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The government's announcement that the environmental certificate had been cleared ended a decade-long silence about the project.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Some removed their hats and bowed their heads and took a brief moment of silence to remember their colleagues.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Players began to eat in total silence focused on their task at hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
There was a short silence, then suddenly, as though they were floating in a white wave, Black Star and my team appeared.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Mr. Blum’s direction doesn’t allow for enough speaking silences, which might allow the characters’ interior lives to be discerned more clearly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
What’s Next: Denali recently began clinical trials of a treatment that silences the genetic instructions for the Alzheimer’s tau protein.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
It suggests that no other irreversible power to immunize lurks in the Constitution’s silences.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
But Pimblett's unshakeable self-belief led him to a shot at the UFC interim lightweight title, and even in defeat he silences his doubters.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
There was a sense of trust and friendship between the players and their coach, but there was also tension and long silences.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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When they temporarily silenced cells in this region in mice, animals modeling neuropathic pain became less sensitive to touch and heat compared with healthy mice.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
There was the Jude Bellingham game, when his two goals for England silenced 80,000 fans in the Estadio Azteca.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"But in Iran, they are more easily silenced."
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Silseth silenced the opposing batters, issuing only a walk to Smith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Fflewddur was about to protest, but the firmness of Taran’s words silenced the bard.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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Eliminating the host nation and silencing tens of thousands of American fans wasn’t enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mahrang warned that enforced disappearances fuelled more resistance, rather than silencing it.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Junior Caminero doubled in the first inning, and Ryan Vilade followed with a home run on a cutter, silencing a sold-out Dodger Stadium before the game could even heat up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
"Every two minutes a mother dies. These visa rejections are silencing those we most need to hear from," she added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Koffi pressed a finger to her lips, silencing Ekon with a sharp look, then gestured for Badwa to continue.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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