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In the legislature, she said, Hinojosa was among the Democrats who “would listen to the moms and the parents.”
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Americans love big SUVs. So why don’t we listen to that?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
My suffering was trying to tell me something, quietly at first, then louder, until I had to listen.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I like to break it down... and listen to them and say, right, how did you meet? And what have they said?"
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Kate stood on a pine box and asked one of the men to listen closely.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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
The production team unearthed reel-to-reel recordings of that performance more than 40 years ago, and they will be woven into the new production as his character listens back to echoes of his younger self.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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
As for the research itself, the data suggests Gen Z listens to broadcast radio far more than you might expect in the streaming era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Besides the fact that deep down he’s a terrible person, he listens to the worst music—nineties heavy metal.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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I listened to those folk bits and thought: Here’s someone who grew up listening to Los Jaivas and Inti-Illimani.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Lingard described Bailey as an "agony aunt" for the town, someone who "listened to everyone's problems" but rarely took time away from the shop.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
People sitting on the pavement hugged their knees, dropping their heads as they listened to the pope's voice echo across the Champs Elysees.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, I listened to my own interpretation earpiece and held up my phone to it as an audio recorder to capture the quotes—probably the only person in the crowd doing so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The problem with being small and nine years old and alone was that no one listened to him.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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She said "the right people were listening" to her campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I listened to those folk bits and thought: Here’s someone who grew up listening to Los Jaivas and Inti-Illimani.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
One early client, Soren Aldaco, recalled Campbell sitting in the smoking section of the cafe where she worked, intently listening to what she alleged was a botched double mastectomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Combating this risk involves listening to your gut, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
I stood up, bent because of the wind, shivering, listening to Patch crying.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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