quietly

As Castillo would come to learn, the city had quietly launched an investigation to determine if she was a city resident and concluded she was not, kicking her off the council — all without her knowledge.

There’s nothing flashy here — just quality ingredients, a simple technique, and a quietly spectacular final result that’s both luxe and deeply comforting.

In a US customs messaging note quietly slipped out in the early hours of Saturday, a series of numbers were listed as exempt from the 125% tariff on goods entering the country from China.

In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman.

That means moving in a Masters-like manner, which around here entails operating so quietly and efficiently that changes seem to magically appear.