stillness
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Brands never lets his subject tarry long enough to freeze into marmoreal stillness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
But even here, the stillness is partial at best.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
With a far-seeing stillness, Kani’s Sam does more than endure.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Coming after an eventful week—and a tough one for stocks, with the S&P 500 sliding 1.6%—the stillness was a welcome change of pace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Yakov, in comparison, had been like a mountain lake, its stillness a guise for its cold and vast depth.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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