listen
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She often talks faster than I can listen, and listens faster than I can talk, grasping my meaning before I finish a sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Albania's capital Tirana saw clashes for a fifth straight day Saturday as protesters demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who pledged to listen to their criticism.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The prime minister has ruled out resigning, promising to "listen, address legitimate concerns and keep Albania moving forward".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
We went round and round with different versions of what she said in that speech because some people would listen to it and say, “Oh, my God, she can’t say that. It’s just overwhelmingly reprehensible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
And listen to what she has to say!
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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She often talks faster than I can listen, and listens faster than I can talk, grasping my meaning before I finish a sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
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
Mom listens and cries with me, rocking me in her arms.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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I listened politely, nibbling my onion petals in a state of Zen-like detachment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
So, I listened to this thing called “The Broadcast,” which used to be called “The Fisheries Broadcast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
In 2024, he described feeling emotional when he listened through to the voice submissions with his family.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
Pa and Aunt Pretty and even Sal listened in silence, except for an occasional “My word,” or “I never heard that!” from my aunt, who stopped crocheting entirely by the third Wonder.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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The “Falstaffian” Gato stars in many of the book’s short, thoughtful chapters, now listening to Maria Callas on the stereo, now executing a death-defying stroll between adjacent balconies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
When listening to someone speak, for example, the brain can use the words already heard to form expectations about what is likely to follow.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
“At the end of the day in this big moment, we’re listening to Shohei, and we’re going to support the crap out of him and believe in him, and that’s it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Economists will be listening closely to Fed officials over the next few days to see if there is any change in guidance.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Night after night we lay in bed listening to the growl of engines heading west.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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