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A desire to listen more to the market and to say less has been Warsh’s signature stance since arriving at his new post in May.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
You can listen to new episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"It will require rule of law, restraint, honest communication, disciplined leadership, and institutions that can still listen," Rwabwogo said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I started making up songs because I wanted to listen to music in Spanish that sounded like my favorite albums in English, which I couldn’t understand.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I had to strain to listen but they were chanting excitedly.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The idea was to put on Krapp's Last Tape, an intense one-man play in which an ageing writer listens back to recordings of his younger self, remembering a lifetime of regrets and missed opportunities.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The more he listens to the cassette, the more he likes what he hears and the more his spirits rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He often sits with the herd, feeds them cookies and other treats and listens to their calls, adding to a language he’s been learning since childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
When he comes upon Irontown, led by the highborn Lady Eboshi, and listens to its people brag about burning down the boar god’s forest, one might expect him to be angry.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
As he listens to her, Marco notices that the contortionist is completely dry.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
He filed complaints with authorities under the former Republic and "tried so hard" to get justice, but "no one listened".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Owen Thiele: Ben, Rebecca and I huddled a lot, and I listened to everything they said because they’re geniuses and also my bosses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Deputy Andy Howell said women had "not been listened to in the past"
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He blended into the crowd, grew his beard, attended the mosques where the killers preached, listened, questioned, checked rumors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Her face stayed neutral and detached as she listened, but her eyes did flick to Regan for the tiniest half second.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
"It's a bit like listening to what sounds like a single singer, only to discover it's actually a perfectly synchronized duet," said the researchers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
“If we ever talked on the phone my mom was listening to everything we’d say, and they were talking on the phone together with me on speakerphone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
For supporting children with homework, Radice suggests approaching the task in a "positive and open way" and listening to what they might be finding difficult.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Also, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Bartok had come out to the shed and was listening to us.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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