heed
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Dark-mode Rhaenyra would have been wise to heed this warning when it was delivered the second time.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The west coast province's premier, David Eby, declared a state of emergency over the weekend, urging residents to heed evacuation orders and warning that the fires continue to move "incredibly quickly".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Mr. Bailey would have done better to heed the observation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
And to be clear, Congress should heed Kagan and Barrett’s request for an increased security budget.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
And Wang Lung slept and rested himself and took no heed of anything, for he was suddenly very weary and the house was peaceful.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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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
While the expansion project originates in Canada, an oil spill, like tankers, salmon and orca, heeds no borders.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
"This wolf king heeds your counsel, does he?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Fast bowler Josh Tongue said captain Joe Root's message to the England players about their off-field behaviour has "100%" been heeded.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her mother, who lives in western Ukraine, called around midnight to check in—and to ask for a photo as proof that Olha had heeded her warnings and gone to the shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
And about 75 fans heeded Gonzalez’s call for a protest, gathering in front of the Angel Stadium State College Boulevard entrance on Saturday chanting “sell the team,” “we want playoffs” and “winning matters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
The duo noted that Germany had heeded Trump's calls for greater spending on defense and that it had allowed American planes to use German bases and airspace during the ongoing conflict with Iran.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
And she just kept imagining what would have happened that night back in Georgia if she hadn’t seen her daddy, if she hadn’t heeded his warning.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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One of the crew members said ships were heeding the warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 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
In Mayitoukou, only the older generation was heeding the call, said one village elder, Antoine.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
To me, a Midwestern kid familiar with winter winds dragging their fangs across her face, Mary’s upright spine and sure gait set an example worth heeding.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River.'
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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