silent
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Holmes has been silent on abortion and didn’t respond to ProPublica’s requests for an interview.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
The orchestra plays Mozart’s score as though it were, as orchestras did in the old days, accompanying a silent movie but to radically different effect.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Singh has not commented publicly, though his spokesperson earlier said he held the film industry and the Don franchise in the "highest regard" and had chosen to stay silent.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“The silent majority is becoming vocal,” said Jack Conte, 67 years old, the lawsuit’s organizer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
I threw Mr. Lew a silent plea to let me do it.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing silent
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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