stillness
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“There was a stillness, a deafening silence. It was the sensation of being a kid in a room where there’s only one light source and you can see the floating particles in the air.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
There won't be much stillness in this place for a while yet.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then by 2½ minutes, slower-frequency theta waves related to deep inner stillness increased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
It's a remarkable moment of stillness in a concert that's largely a colourful, career-spanning celebration.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Where he was a man of stillness, she was outspoken and a whirl of motion.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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