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But just because what’s in one’s own self-interest should become clear doesn’t mean it will—or that policymakers in the U.S. and elsewhere will heed it.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
That said, widening credit spreads sends an important signal every investor should heed about which stocks to buy and which to avoid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The film also charts how Eisenhower had the good sense to pay heed to the experts around him.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Even on those matters, they question how much the city takes heed of their views or follows through on promises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
While the expansion project originates in Canada, an oil spill, like tankers, salmon and orca, heeds no borders.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Which he eventually heeds – but does more than just that.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2023
"This wolf king heeds your counsel, does he?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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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
Many heeded the call from the leaders of the Pan Africanist Congress in March 1960 to march in protest against the dompas, including then-20-year-old Mofokeng.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Her mother, who lives in western Ukraine, called around midnight to check in—and to ask for a photo as proof that Olha had heeded her warnings and gone to the shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Under other circumstances, Citra might have heeded her father’s advice.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Ukrainians appear to be heeding the advice of authorities.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
State-backed funds also wrote checks, heeding Beijing’s call to nurture homegrown AI companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Coming as it does amid a new round of warnings that the tech trade is reaching bubble-like conditions, and ahead of the biggest IPO in market history next week, it’s worth heeding.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Soon, karate students — toddlers, teens and grown-ups — will fill the space, heeding the shouted instructions of their silver-haired sensei, Gerry Blanck.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
‘Time is pressing,’ said the Rider, not heeding Aragorn.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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