crickets

plural of cricket

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justices
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  • The justices, too, seemed eager to embrace electronic recording in cases where no court reporter is available and litigants cannot afford to pay for one on their own, repeatedly pressing lawyers on exactly how such a ruling might be written.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The order was issued by all four of the Republican justices and one Democrat.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
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“Crickets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crickets. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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