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From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Learning to drive initially demands constant attention, but years of experience allow many people to carry on a conversation, listen to music, or think through a problem while still driving safely.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
We can teach history honestly, elevate civics, vote, serve, listen and continue believing, as Lincoln urged us, in the better angels of our nature.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I knew that song because my daughter used to listen to it,” says Anderson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The cortex is where you think, remember, learn, imagine, read, speak, listen, and dream.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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"They told me they are really dissatisfied with all the existing political parties, because nobody listens to them," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Le Pen has always claimed to be a woman who listens, a woman of the people.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Most are bright, rousing listens, even if you don’t understand Spanish, because their chords reflect the Romantic classical music popular at the time of their composition in the 19th century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Here are some great reads, listens, and watches for your evening.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
James watches and listens eagerly over on the sofa, elbowing Supreme at every other line I recite.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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"It's good getting people listened to, getting them the referral to where they need to be," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Audiences in ancient Greece listened to poets sing of the adventures of Odysseus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Talking about these things gives them the feeling of being listened to."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
If their views diverged, they listened to each other instead of silently preparing a counterargument.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
I did not know, as I listened to Father’s footsteps winding back down the stairs, that he had given me more than the key to this hard moment.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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They said she had an "eclectic taste in music" ranging from My Chemical Romance to Kate Bush, and that she "absolutely unapologetically sang every word on the top of her voice, no matter who's listening".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
But if you’re actively listening and notice the same issues being mentioned over and over again, there is a good chance that higher-ups are struggling to engineer a solution.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Soon after, they’d hear of proposed projects in Butler and Clinton Counties and encounter local and state officials who they felt weren’t listening.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
She was listening to a podcast about weight-loss drugs and started to think they might help her too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Major Puff was delighted to find the hare listening with rapt attention.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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