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silence

[sahy-luhns] / ˈsaɪ ləns /




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Once the immune threat has passed, other proteins modify BCL6 so that it can no longer silence those genes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

So we decided to break our silence to say publicly that we don’t want the death penalty imposed in the case involving our daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

I kept my silence during the family conference calls, except for telling his brother what my financial adviser told me.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Tributes poured in from across football, with clubs across the country observing a minute's silence.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

An awkward silence fell between us, which was strange.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Instead her loss was described as a "late miscarriage", which she said "silences you further".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Gilligan loves silences and uses them in long stretches, allowing — or, perhaps more accurately, demanding — his audience to figure out what’s happening on their own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

I can often hear their silences as they walk by outside and I can hear men’s Noise responding to it, too, sometimes with chafing but usually in a way that just gets on with things.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

“This represents an important victory for the principle that women who speak out about sexual abuse should not be silenced by NDAs that contravene California law,” Barnett attorney Rosengart said in the notice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

During the task, the researchers temporarily silenced either V1 or LM and watched how the remaining region behaved without its usual partner.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Finneas, the brother of pop star Billie Eilish, said artists should "not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” said Finneas, one of those openers, on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

No one must ever ask where another rabbit was and anyone who asked ‘Where?’—except in a song or a poem—must be silenced.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Mookie Betts drove a deep fly ball to the warning track, momentarily silencing the crowd, until Mitchell closed his glove around it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

These interactions are essential for processes including genetic recombination and gene silencing, and they can also play a role in cancer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Fed’s blackout period begins Sept. 5, silencing policymakers until the day after the meeting ends.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The silencing of the press and scapegoating of desperate sailors does not hide Hegseth’s mess.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

“You’re making this up! I’m not going to let you—” “David,” Maddy said sharply, silencing her son, “she’s not lying.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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