heed
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The market blip was followed by extreme points of view that investors should neither fully heed nor trust.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s experimental portrait of Elizabeth Holmes is the kind of phenomenon that even the pickiest awards voters will need to pay heed to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
But Hamilton did not to heed the team's call to stop.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The pair at last, like Odysseus or Virgil’s Aeneas, heed divine guidance: They are offered a way back to family and guided onward toward the “home” of eternity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“If that is the only way you will heed my advice, then yes,” said Luxa earnestly.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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Not everyone heeds the finality of the message, however, as frantic family and friends refuse to give up on loved ones trapped under the debris.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
As the strikes surge, air sirens go off frequently, but not everyone heeds them.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Even when Moses heeds his mother’s word and gets out of the house for his long, daily walks, Pansy launches another problem at him.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
Clyburn said he monitors his cholesterol closely and heeds his doctor’s advice, even taking a small dose of Aspirin daily.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
Someone heeds my call, and one by one the lanterns are turned up as high as they will go.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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When Canada heeded the U.S. call to increase aluminum production during World War II, old plans for another hydropower station and additional smelting capacity in Saguenay were dusted off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
"We note with concern that not everyone has heeded these warnings, and that individuals are knowingly exposing themselves to mortal danger," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Warnings had not been heeded that damp ash conducts electricity, short circuiting power lines and substations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
And the Bruins heeded the advice, scoring 21 first-quarter points before pulling away in the second half to take a 52-38 win in their Big Ten opener Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
For Charles had not heeded his fathers advice: He had not concealed his religious doubts.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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The documentary recounts the history of the original group while heeding its call to action by collaborating with next-gen artists to carry the tradition forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Huge numbers with flares gathered outside the ground, heeding a call from the 1958 Group, before making their way through the Munich tunnel under the stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The EU stopped short of heeding a call by over a million people, who signed a petition last May calling on the 27-country bloc to prohibit such methods.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
One of the crew members said ships were heeding the warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Without heeding anyone, he crossed Dock Square and in a moment’s time stood beside the brick Town House at the head of King Street.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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