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At the time, Burnham, who was still Greater Manchester mayor, said he understood where Rayner was "coming from" and that Labour "would do well to listen to what Angela has to say".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We did not listen in the way we should have, and this family deserved better from us."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
She comes to the panel’s table highly prepared with data-based talking points, forcing her often intractable co-hosts to engage and listen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Artificial intelligence is giving researchers a new way to listen to what patients are saying about popular GLP-1 drugs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Like all of us, she was straining to listen, to make some sense out of the murmur of voices we could all hear on the other side of that door.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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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 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
Naomi flops down onto her front step and chews her bagel as she listens to the rest of the news.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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In person Friday morning, El-Sayed mostly stood there and listened.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I’m a smart voice and should be listened to,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
She said suspicions from family members about the care of their loved one were not listened to.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Dave Marsh was born in Flint, Michigan, where his dad worked on the railroad and did not appreciate the length of his son’s hair or the music he listened to.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Chase pulled on a pair of cargo pants, T-shirt, and tennis shoes, then listened to the weather on the radio as he ate breakfast.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Martine Barons, from Stratford-upon-Avon, said she began lifting weights during lockdown after listening to a seminar that said women going through menopause should run less and lift more.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Let’s see if the man who appointed him is listening.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Among those listening in the grand chamber will be Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney whose country has also moved to curb social media for under-16s.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
It requires poring over difficult books and patiently listening to what others have to say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“And I was never good at listening, but I’m listening now.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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