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Those concerns fell on deaf ears as Huang built his power both in Silicon Valley and Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

GPs vote for funding action as 'warnings fall on deaf ears'

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

A Granada Hills homeowner is hoping to help a small crew of deaf construction workers replace thousands of dollars’ worth of power tools that were stolen while they were making repairs to her house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Paxman, 52, says the money has been a godsend, especially after her husband Jon went deaf and lost his job as a music arranger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Thornton’s doubt was strong in his face, but his fighting spirit was aroused—the fighting spirit that soars above odds, fails to recognize the impossible, and is deaf to all save the clamor for battle.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

As it dawns on her how dangerous and unwieldy the company she wants to inherit actually is, Shiv no longer tries to make herself useful to her dad — and Logan’s ears turn deafer.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021

“I’m getting more deafer and my wife is getting more louder,” he said with a laugh.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2017

This suggests a co-evolutionary struggle in which the mother’s body becomes deafer as the offspring becomes louder.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 27, 2011

He was aware of being able to see increasingly clearly, and as I've got deafer I've noticed that I'm using my eyes better.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2010

Old Gamgee did not look much older, but he was a little deafer.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But even the deafest and most stay-at-home began to hear queer tales; and those whose business took them to the borders saw strange things.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

And they will make such an outcry over their discovery, that their words will reach the most remote corners and penetrate the deafest ears.

From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis) Conway

Because far richer prize invites His heart; far more illustrious glory calls: It calls in whispers, yet the deafest hear.

From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Edward Young

Genius hovers with his sunshine and music close by the darkest and deafest eras.

From Representative Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you think not, bring the deafest old post of your acquaintance.

From Sisters by Ada Cambridge