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listen in

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“I listen when I walk, I listen in the car, I listen at home and at work,” she told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

Hougan brought up the example of a TikTok content creator who flew to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before the Super Bowl in order to listen in on rehearsals for the national anthem.

From MarketWatch Feb. 20, 2026

"There's almost a stigma about it, and you'll listen in different rooms, which shows you think it's only relevant to one gender, which of course isn't true," she said.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

Even so, she said the findings indicate that intellectual ability is one of several factors affecting how effectively people listen in complex sound environments, such as busy classrooms or social gatherings.

From Science Daily Oct. 29, 2025

I decided to listen in case there was a clue.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd




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