heeded
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In hard-hit Bangkok, schools were closed and authorities urged people to work from home where possible -- a call that many heeded, with roads and public transport networks noticeably quieter.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Warnings had not been heeded that damp ash conducts electricity, short circuiting power lines and substations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Much of the documentary focuses on researcher and whistleblower Douglas Gowan, who tried to raise the alarm about 14 sites - 12 of which were in Wales - but died before his warnings were heeded.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
The mouse council, thirteen honored mice and one Most Very Honored Head Mouse, heeded the call of Lester's drum and gathered in a small, secret hole off King Phillips throne room.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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