listen
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She also warns against blindly taking advice from experts - but to listen and think for yourself.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We want the government to talk to the people, to listen to the people. After all, it's us, the country that elected Zelensky".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
It’s been a profound experience for me to see how differently a dynamic plays when I just listen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“And they told me, and I was like, ‘Oh, this sounds like an interesting project, something that we ought to be involved in, and really listen to these locals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
I need to hear this, so I nod and listen.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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As part of his reporting, he regularly listens to corporate earnings calls and began noticing a pattern: When publicly traded alcohol companies missed sales targets, executives often reached for the same explanation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
"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
"When anybody listens to the album they'll have tears laughing and crying at the same time ."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The songs stop being about me as soon as someone else listens to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
I watch as Abuela listens, wiping away the last of her tears.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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Ian Morgan, chief executive of the WJEC, said he had "listened intently to comments from schools and college leaders and put some solutions in place".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Union won, Mr. Cavanaugh writes, “because Grant listened, learned, and adjusted his approach. Because he chose constant, multifront pressure. Because he was persistent after setbacks. And because Grant wore Lee’s Confederates down.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Some of the students also said they did not feel that the government listened to their concerns and they felt they had a lack of influence over decision-making.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Later, I was able to reconcile myself with the notion that Mexican music and the records that I listened to as a child are a big part of my identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
‘I’ve been trying to remember exactly what Saeunn does. She’s always trying to teach me Magecraft, and I’m always going hunting instead. I wish I’d listened.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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If I’m walking around with our dogs, I’m listening to a podcast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Before listening to the arguments in detail, the Court of Appeal judges must decide whether the grounds justify granting Patterson leave to challenge her conviction at all.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"There's a strong message going out - it's time to start listening and it's time to turn things around because we're not going anywhere."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
What seems to be happening with your case is that you don’t feel like your advisers are listening to you.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Gramma Liz’s admonishment is still in the air, so I try the listening thing instead.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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