Word: silent
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...SILENT TYPES...
...Washington, as a committee chairman presiding over high-profile hearings, Biden made passionate, incisive arguments but was ridiculed for such prolonged grandstanding during confirmation hearings that nominees often were rendered silent as Biden drained the allotted time with his own seemingly endless monologues. Out on the campaign trail as a two-time presidential candidate, he roused audiences with his fire and eloquence but sometimes turned them off with tactless blunders and goofs, like when he famously snapped at a voter before a C-SPAN camera and noted that in Delaware "you cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin...
...increased production of biofuels is another factor driving what top aid and development officials have termed a “silent tsunami” of rising food prices...
...light of the several recent crimes close to home, it seems clear that students walking through Cambridge at night are not, in fact, entirely adept at keeping themselves safe. This is not to say that we should live our lives in constant fear of silent attackers. But if we hope to prevent further violence in the future, we must recognize the reality of safety on and near campus. Yes, it’s easy to blame the victims—until that victim...
...chaos: All at once, somebody searching for space covers the bottom third of another poster, obscuring the date and location of the Glassblowing Society’s first meeting. The wounded party shoots an angry glance at the offender. Perhaps the fight will break out into outright poster defacing, silent and malicious, or perhaps the infraction will be allowed to pass...