heed
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Of course, the supermajority did not heed her advice.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
We should heed Ronaldo’s words about his father.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Doctors at the centre said if the authorities did not heed their "48-hour ultimatum for salaries and bonuses" to be paid, they would launch a "full-scale strike" with no minimum service provided.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
In other countries, Mr. Mandelbaum writes, “a small circle of officials” tend to dominate foreign relations, paying scant heed to “what the people of the country have thought or wanted.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
News of this came north to Gont, but the Lords of Gont were busy with their piracy and paid small heed to the woes of other lands.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Not everyone heeds the finality of the message, however, as frantic family and friends refuse to give up on loved ones trapped under the debris.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
As the strikes surge, air sirens go off frequently, but not everyone heeds them.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Even when Moses heeds his mother’s word and gets out of the house for his long, daily walks, Pansy launches another problem at him.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
He corrals his three wiener dogs scurrying under his feet as he heeds an impatient chirping microwave that signals some melted plastisol is ready to be poured.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2022
"This wolf king heeds your counsel, does he?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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To be generous: That advice was not often heeded.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Organisers of Paris pride heeded instructions from Paris police to cancel festivities due to take place in the sweltering French capital this weekend, after police warned they would ban them otherwise.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Of the nine prominent Democrats who had announced runs for governor, only one heeded his call: former state Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Viewers were promised handsome returns if they heeded his advice.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
"You have been foolish, my lord. You ought to have heeded Littlefinger when he urged you to support Joffrey's succession."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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The EU stopped short of heeding a call by over a million people, who signed a petition last May calling on the 27-country bloc to prohibit such methods.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Soon, karate students — toddlers, teens and grown-ups — will fill the space, heeding the shouted instructions of their silver-haired sensei, Gerry Blanck.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Jamie Thornback, who represented the families of 20 passengers killed in 2020 when Iranian forces mistakenly shot down a commercial flight taking off from Tehran, said travelers aren’t heeding the risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Youngsters appear to be heeding this message - several children and teenagers participated in the Monday's parades, decked out in creative costumes.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Apparently, they’re strictly heeding Disraeli’s advice which was to “Never apologize, never explain!”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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