stillness
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There won't be much stillness in this place for a while yet.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She adds that Reynolds has “a stillness, an economy of movement and an economy of expression that I find so striking.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It's a remarkable moment of stillness in a concert that's largely a colourful, career-spanning celebration.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
The remote island — some 30 miles southwest of Santa Barbara — is typically quiet, yet the stillness feels almost heavy this sunny afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
She made it to almost five months before she woke at two a.m. with a terrible stillness in her belly, like the silence after a bell has stopped ringing.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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