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Tranquillity and freedom from disturbance. This phrase's redundancy— quiet here does not mean “lack of sound” but “peacefulness”—gives added emphasis. It often is used in wishes for this condition, as in All I want is a little peace and quiet . [Mid-1800s]

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Regarding art, Villarreal said she “drops pieces with no rhyme or reason on the floor and eventually hangs them. Art shouldn’t fight its space to be seen or yell at the frame next door for peace and quiet,” she said.

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As for Mashharawi, she said her vision for reconstruction involves something a lot more basic than energy: peace and quiet.

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Her family home was happy but noisy - she has four sisters - and Dr Tabiri would often seek out the peace and quiet of the local youth community centre so that she could study.

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Yet within minutes the street's peace and quiet was shattered by the screech of glass cutters, the baying of startled dogs, then shouts of "police."

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In the past, islanders didn't hang washing outside as a mark of respect for the Sabbath - and on occasions some church-goers even chained up children's swings to help ensure peace and quiet.

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