overheard

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In it, she also noted she had once overheard a colleague say: "I've never had to tell a woman so loudly, and so often, that she would kill her baby if she didn't push."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“The thought that leads me to contemplate with dread the erasure of other voices, of unwritten novels, poems whispered or swallowed for fear of being overheard — that thought is a nightmare,” she said.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

The stolen track chases him everywhere: on the radio, overheard at the mall, even at his own gigs where newlyweds cluelessly ask him to play “their” special song.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

She said she’s overheard her son and his friends teasing each other about things like high cortisol and high testosterone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

She almost added, “Especially for ponies,” but she was not sure whether her exhortations to Rainbow while riding the velocipede had been overheard by Simon, so she omitted that detail for now.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood