tranquility

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His Holiness also neglects St. Augustine’s definition in “The City of God” that peace is “the tranquility of order,” not just the absence of war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

And in floundering the ending, “Undertone” reminds us that tranquility can be far more unsettling than a cacophony of sight and sound.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Yet still, life went on in Etzatlán, until the sense of tranquility was shattered.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

"We wish we had the peace and tranquility we have here back in Guatemala," 45-year-old Glendy Pineda told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

If there was enough of it at times to cover the Alps, then where, pray, was it during times of tranquility, such as now?

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson