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listen

[lis-uhn] / ˈlɪs ən /


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“Kalshi, Polymarket and these other companies are coming in and saying, ‘Listen, your rules don’t matter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Then he delivers the line every 90s kid can feel in their marrow: “She made an announcement when she bought it: ‘Listen, nobody touch this cake.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

“We had to tell David, ‘Listen, we can’t do it with that plane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

“I’m on the phone with the ABC executives, and they say, ‘Listen, we want to take the temperature down.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Then she says: ‘Listen, Tommy, your art, it is important. And not just because it’s evidence. But for your own sake. You’ll get a lot from it, just for yourself.’

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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