hear
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“It’s nice to get into nature, … It’s nice to just come out here and sit by the stream and hear the water flowing and be around all the trees,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
"Of course we work with bus operators like McGill's and others to hear their views," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
How many times do we need to hear this story before someone does something to protect humans?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
I advised Caroline that if the client could see our faces and hear our voices, she might better understand and appreciate the value we brought to the table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Yeah, yeah. Anyway, she was giving a piano lesson to a girl who kept messing up. I got annoyed, and I was like, ‘Don’t you hear the next note?
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Micron said it hears "the concerns our team members have raised" and will "take them seriously".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
It can be mysterious why the Court hears a case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She thinks she’s bombed, but Dan, who has “magic ears,” hears what the song could be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
First, a guy hears about the currency from a friend.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Boo belts out like she always does when she hears her name.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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"I'd never heard that a cold sore could be the herpes virus and that the herpes virus could be so dangerous to a newborn baby."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Witnesses told national broadcaster ABC they heard a bang and saw a woman pinned between two cars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
When Damia Sargent was a high-school senior in 2022, she received a promotional brochure from the Neumont College of Computer Science, a school she had never heard of before located in Salt Lake City.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
I’ve heard for a long time that “girls don’t like to build because moms don’t,” but that’s just not true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
It’s nothing I haven’t heard before, but this time it’s different, like he means it.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Judge Ana Reyes has scheduled a follow-up hearing for Monday and ordered senior officials with the Interior Department, which oversees the property, to testify.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
A West Midlands Police misconduct hearing acknowledged PC Shannon Parsons felt "isolated and disconnected" due to working part-time and returning from maternity leave, but had breached standards of professional behaviour.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
I liked asking people what brought them in, hearing about their celebrations and making small talk while consulting my restaurant map and section list.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
During a hearing, Judge Joseph A. Montano granted Busfield’s motion to dismiss his indictment, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
It looked like Lloyd was hearing the music of the spheres.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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