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listener

[lis-uh-ner] / ˈlɪs ə nər /
NOUN
hearer
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NOUN
one who hears
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You’re challenging the listener to accept that over the top doesn’t necessarily mean phony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

I have used AI to work on this capacity, and to become, well, if not exactly the world’s greatest listener, maybe 10% less bossy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

He was a voracious reader and an even more voracious listener, for whom genre was of no concern.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David answer a few more listener questions, just to tide you over until after a quick break.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

He knew he would have to have help from Lee, if only the help of a listener to clear his own thinking.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

But for listeners who’ve been to Scotland, it can be hard to locate the Scottish people anywhere in his Scottish works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Stateside listeners will be delighted to learn that the edition concludes with “Watching the Detectives,” the searing track that was appended to the American release.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

Many of these listeners chuckled aloud when Mr. Sun, having led his quartet through a pent-up and mostly atonal original composition, “Hold Music,” explained its inspiration: a 90-minute ordeal on the phone with the IRS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Except, in this case, listeners heard a different account of his slide and Stephens’ hit than what happened on the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

When a singer came on next, uninterested listeners twirled their dial to find an alternative...and tuned to The Mercury Theatre just as the Martian emerged from the cylinder.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow


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