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overhear

[oh-ver-heer] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɪər /
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The chic dining area features modern overheard lighting and enough room for a large table.

From MarketWatch

I overheard, “Let’s dress up, like, for an Oscars party, drink champagne and then order in pizza and wings.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Bits of overheard conversation often fascinated me, and I’d jot them down.

From The Wall Street Journal

On 8 November, she "overheard some boys talking that Kai had been arrested and that was the first I heard".

From BBC

About a week into the trial Richards, while in the jury room, was overheard by an usher telling other jurors about joint enterprise murder.

From BBC