not listen
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"We did not listen in the way we should have, and this family deserved better from us."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Sometimes they can get fixated on certain goals and not listen to any adults around them, so that's where I come in and sit them down and talk to them."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Then voters may not listen when there’s a real wolf at the door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
In his Palm Sunday homily last week, Pope Leo said that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
Either the future would resemble the present, in which case it would not listen to him, or it would be different from it, and his predicament would be meaningless.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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