listen
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She says: "Even a specialist didn't believe me. And if a specialist won't listen to me, who will?"
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Who do you think the American public will listen to?
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 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
Because I am visually impaired, I dictate my thoughts, have AI convert them into written text, and then listen as it reads my words back so I can revise and edit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
No matter how often I begged Mutti to stop and give us a rest, Mutti would not listen.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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“When he talks, everyone stops and listens because he’s going to bestow some concept that will change the way they think,” said Rich Caccappolo, vice chairman of media for the Daily Mail General Trust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
When he comes upon Irontown, led by the highborn Lady Eboshi, and listens to its people brag about burning down the boar god’s forest, one might expect him to be angry.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s not like that in Southern California, where almost no one listens to sports-talk radio, and where a nice day is always a day away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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
I don’t mind that he sometimes listens in on my conversations with Zohra because I know he likes to hear about what’s going on with everyone in Lahore as much as I do.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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On Wednesday, officials in the health service voiced their support for Nesbitt, saying he had "offered strong political leadership" and had "listened to clinical leaders".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
I did fine, but no one really listened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I listened to parents struggling to figure out where to draw the line on supporting from the sidelines to full-on “co-piloting,” as one career coach put it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Jeremy listened as she raced down the stairs and out the front door.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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"So far, it seems that the powers-that-be are listening," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
At the novel’s outset, María has just chosen to abandon her university studies and her Marxist reading group to focus on her true passions—partying and listening to the Rolling Stones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Most of the menace comes from simply listening to these people philosophize about death, fate and the consequences of bad decisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
UBTech launched its "U1" robot -- equipped with eye cameras, chest sensors, and listening microphones -- earlier this year, touting the model as the world's first full-sized, ultra-realistic humanoid designed for mass production.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
No order was given here and we drifted about aimlessly, listening we scarcely knew for what.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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