quietly

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Cook developed personal relationships with the two leaders, and quietly wielded Apple’s enormous economic clout, to escape with only minor concessions, living up to the “Zen master” moniker given him by U2 frontman Bono.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

As developments in the Middle East remained in focus over the weekend, President Donald Trump quietly signed a directive hastening the review of certain psychedelic drugs.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

It might not be an Olympic sport, but an event in Santa Monica happening quietly for years would overflow SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The film, written by Soderbergh’s frequent collaborator Ed Solomon, quietly asks the questions confounding creatives in the tech-obsessed age.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

‘I mean,’ he said quietly, ‘that he knows the way to the Mountain.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver