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"It was very difficult for him, to realise, to see photos and to listen about the situation."
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
I love how we listen to feedback from one event and we make adjustments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
But he refuses to listen and marries her anyway.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Mia said: "It's all very well saying 'oh, it's AI, it's not real,' But eating disorders don't really listen to rationality."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I needed to lie down and sleep, but Mr. Weiss gave a speech and I had to listen, or at least to look as though I were listening.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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He listens to them, as they navigate their complicated feelings, closely tracking the way their intersecting paths lead them toward incremental revelation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Anyone who listens to this single on Cyrus’ 2017 album, “Younger Now,” can hear Parton’s bubbly voice behind that of her goddaughter, nestled between samples of phone messages the legend left for the pop songstress.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Edmond “Eddy” Porteous, one of the novel’s narrators, is an 18-year-old gay man in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1988, and like many artsy young people he expresses his personality through the music he listens to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
By the end of last year, EsDeeKid's monthly listens on Spotify had "skyrocketed", external, which Dazed said had "half of Europe rapping in his distinctive scouse accent".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
One moment Celia is curled in his arms, her head resting against his chest as she listens to his heart beating, and the next he is alone.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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I don’t remember what he said, but I vividly recall how he made me feel: worthy of his attention, valued, listened to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
I listened to that thing over and over again, until I spilled a bottle of soap in my tape deck and ruined it.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
I listened to tons of records from Chile, Argentina and Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Flannery added: "I wish, in my political heart, it was all now irrelevant. But with my vanity and my desire to be listened to as a writer, I do feel validated."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
“You’re neither one heroes to me,” Tansy said while we all listened.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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If infinite personalized AI music doesn’t give people the same vibe, maybe they’re not listening hard enough.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
You’ll also enjoy ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts and unlimited reading on Slate.com.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
I’m driving down Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles, listening to Matt’s proposal over my car speaker, my eyes blurry from crying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Shapero said he spent his first three months as CEO listening to employees as well as platform members and creators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
At first, it was like listening to wind chimes blowing in the breeze.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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