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attentively

[uh-ten-tiv-lee] / əˈtɛn tɪv li /








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Grier, who sold her CPA practice a few years ago to become a financial adviser, found that listening attentively enabled her to forge a connection with jittery taxpayers.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026

"President Trump was listening attentively and running the entire three-hour marathon cabinet meeting," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to AFP on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Seema pretends to listen attentively until neither she nor we can take it anymore.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025

The audience is unfamiliar with most of the songs, and no-one's sure whether to absorb the performance attentively, or sing along and dance.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025

If anything, it was Camilla he seemed fondest of, Camilla he bent over attentively when she spoke, Camilla who was most often the recipient of his infrequent smiles.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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