attentively

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Grier, who sold her CPA practice a few years ago to become a financial adviser, found that listening attentively enabled her to forge a connection with jittery taxpayers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Yet when it’s Janick’s turn for an audience with the group, each member regards him no less attentively — which makes sense given that he’s a big part of why they’re here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

"President Trump was listening attentively and running the entire three-hour marathon cabinet meeting," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to AFP on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Seema pretends to listen attentively until neither she nor we can take it anymore.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

Everyone listened attentively, raising their eyebrows and cocking their heads as they tried to understand what kind of music this was.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah