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silence

[sahy-luhns] / ˈsaɪ ləns /




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Conference of Mayors last December, only to be met with awkward silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“I think that silence is deafening in a lot of ways for crypto.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Sometimes, Leonor said, she went to her mother’s house to avoid arguing with her husband, especially when he sat in silence, thinking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

For more than 50 years, the agency’s gag rule bullied Americans into silence.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

I dare ask, unable to stand the silence any longer.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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