silent
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By his own admission, these strong, silent double agents battling against enemies of the Soviet state were what inspired him to seek a career in the KGB, the Soviet Union's intelligence agency.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
You are expected to sit in worshipful, silent awe for hours.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
They stay silent, avoid attention and confrontation, and look the other way.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
WHO's Africa regional director Mohamed Yakub Janabi said Ebola had had a silent early phase, when symptoms resemble malaria or typhoid, meaning transmission can remain undetected.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
I walked past the mill, now abandoned and silent.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing silent
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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