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
Protesters also briefly blocked one of the main highways in the city to hold a moment of silence on Wednesday morning.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
At the Kfar Aza kibbutz, which was also devastated by the attack, mourners sat in silence in assembled chairs as they watched the raising of an Israeli flag.
From Barron's ● 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
Finally, she said “Hi,” in a small, tight voice, breaking the silence.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Bossy’s direction raises the clamorous volume instead of sorting out the disordered structure or digging into the unexamined silences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
As children, we sense the edges of these silences without fully grasping them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
She also hosts red carpet interviews at the Oscars - following a tried-and-tested formula of comedic flirting and uncomfortable silences - and runs her own production company.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
King began his speech, “Beyond Vietnam,” by acknowledging he was moved to “break the betrayal of my own silences and to speak from the burnings of my own heart.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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“Seeing my identity changed and being left out of the picture made me feel, in a way, silenced and erased.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
When the researchers silenced Menin, that protection disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Keen users are posting before and after "reta" pics on their TikTok feeds, describing how it has silenced food noise, helped them shed pounds and lose inches, with some saying it's completely transformed their lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
But when Bo came running excitedly toward him, Barbarossa's wad of money in his hands, even Scipio was silenced.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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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
A WhatsApp spokesman said there were features in place to protect its users from scam calls, including silencing calls from unknown numbers.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
“Companera Grau has a point,” Celia begins, silencing a heckler, a cousin of Rogelio’s, with a harsh look.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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