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"Throughout my time as a councillor, my priority has been to listen to residents, address their concerns and work hard on the issues that matter to our community. That remains unchanged," he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
El-Sayed says he has "been able to listen and learn ... and where my comments in the past have caused unnecessary pain, to apologize."
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I’m contacted by new artists on a daily basis, and I love it. I listen to everything I’m sent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
You can watch the video below, or listen on Apple or Spotify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
One of Joey’s secret ambitions is to go to all the places where she can listen to music, such as Carnegie Hall in New York.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Also in the interview, he revealed inspiration can come from the most unlikely sources - he "records the phone-ins on This Morning" and listens to them in the evening.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
To pass the time, Mauri surfs YouTube, listens to music or stand-up comedy, or watches golf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
If the above sounds familiar, then you might already be a Wholigan — someone who routinely listens to the long-running celebrity podcast “Who? Weekly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The influencer said when people find out that she listens to Owens, they often mock her and call her a conspiracy theorist.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
But then Beatrice, who never listens, butted in.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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He listened closely as they explained their struggles and pleaded for help in a part of the city few residents ever set foot in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“This kind of thing sometimes takes years, but until we are listened to, it will not stop. It will go forward—no matter what will happen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
She said her husband Monfils, 40, "listened" and "respected what I need with a strength and grace I will never forget".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
I knew that U2 had worked with Dolly — I’d heard the track already, and we listened to it again, having learned of her death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Nicole listened without saying a word until he finished.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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"Expect listening devices, expect cameras in every single room of your house," a former European diplomat says of the warning he received before leaving for Moscow.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Most nights I was a simple man at the end of the bar, taking in the spectacle, listening, watching.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I was listening to Kraftwerk and there’s a certain attitude when people are on an escalator,” he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Lula "is someone you can tell is always open to listening, to hearing criticism -- obviously constructive criticism," Ana Elisa told AFP at a park in Divinopolis, her hometown in southeastern Brazil.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
She glanced at Mr. Lew, who was listening with obvious curiosity.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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