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So far, an army of coders who love it have silenced many skeptics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

“You may have silenced our representatives for a minute,” the Rev. Darryl Gray told dozens of fellow racial justice activists during a rally outside the Capitol.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

But even as many cities and provinces are in the throes of deadly outbreaks that have silenced once-busy streets, in other places, there are early signs that economic activity is resuming.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

They have silenced fans inside the college football mecca that is Notre Dame Stadium, as well as a crowd of nearly six figures inside Texas A&M’s Kyle Field.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

He scribbled one night, “You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. John Viscount Morley.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey