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• s  (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay
• s  not easily irritated
  not everyone shared his placid temperament
  remained placid despite the repeated delays

• I have vivid memories of my childhood, throwing stones in a placid pond and sitting on its side for hours.
• Anuz, a formerly placid town became symbolic of a country descending into economic turmoil and political instability after police firing killed several unemployed youth.
• GERMANY Seven Years War?The square-rigged, ruddy-cheeked, sea-trading folk of one of the quaintest old towns in Europe last week dropped their placid and peculiar.

• quiet
• still
• tranquil
• smooth
• unruffled
• equable
• even-tempered
• good-tempered

News & Articles

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• Lake Placid man charged with arson
  LAKE PLACID - A Lake Placid man was accused this week of helping a woman burn her car for insurance money, according to warrant report.
  June 12, 2013 - Highlands Today
• Lake Placid man dies in airboat accident
  LORIDA - A Lake Placid man died Monday after his boat hit a low-lying tree branch, apparently causing him to be ejected into Arbuckle Creek, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said Tuesday.
  June 12, 2013 - Highlands Today
• Lake Placid man dead in airboat crash
  A Lake Placid man is dead following an airboat crash on a creek near a Highlands County lake late Sunday night.
  June 11, 2013 - ABC Action News Tampa Bay

Quotes

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• Sasha Cohen in AFP
  I?m very disappointed I won?t be able to compete in Lake Placid,Cohen said. "I?ve been going to physical therapy and training with every intention of being healthy and ready for this competition."
• Krishnamachari Srikkanth in Sportinglife.co.za
  Australia is the number one team in the world and what I like about this victory is that India beat them fair and square,Srikkanth said. "This is not a typical Indian turning wicket, but a pretty placid track which has been pretty good for...
• Achille Silvestrini in FOXNews
  I found him relaxed, placid, serene. He was in his bed. He was breathing without labor. He looked like he lost weight,Silvestrini said.