silence
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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
She believes the car is good enough to silence critics, but admits "the next challenge will be getting people to buy it".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
Hundreds of people attended the moments of silence at their height and there are now only 30-40 people coming on a weekly basis, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mrs. Kuen finally broke the strained silence and addressed me in Cantonese.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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But when the Amalfi’s V8 silences itself, it leaves a pretty big hole in the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
As children, we sense the edges of these silences without fully grasping them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
His and Lissie's wedding pictures adorned the front pages, police forces and football clubs held minutes' silences and blue ribbons were displayed in his hometown of Wallingford.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The company recently began clinical trials of a treatment that silences the genetic instructions for the Alzheimer’s tau protein.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
She did not speak to either of her parents as they left the house, Ben filling in for her hostile silences by exuberantly bidding the Matthews farewell again and again.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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When the researchers genetically silenced the somatostatin neurons, the mice that received the cannabinoid became less likely to avoid the predator odor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
“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
“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas, who is the brother of singer Billie Eilish, said on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He posted Tuesday that "artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Doxology’s loud off-beat hoofsteps silenced the night people until after he had passed.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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The visitors scored on the ensuing play, silencing the already-subdued SoFi Stadium crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Researchers have explored gene silencing approaches using siRNAs, antisense oligonucleotides, and CRISPR.
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
He made a visible effort to master his temper by going to the stove and silencing the coffeepot.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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