hear
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"Every Indian citizen has the right to approach the court, and we will hear their concerns and grant whatever is due under the law," he told reporters.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
At first glance, this sounds like a disagreement over whether a computer can be trusted to hear “no onions” rather than “more onions.”
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Colleagues, can you hear me?” the voice asked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
India's Supreme Court was set to hear a petition in a special sitting Sunday against the closure of Delhi metro stations and train services on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
It feels like he doesn’t deserve to hear me refute him.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Micron said it hears "the concerns our team members have raised" and will "take them seriously".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Smith says he regularly hears complaints about the cost of fuel from trucker friends who have long commutes for work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
First, a guy hears about the currency from a friend.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
He hears them when walking through a nearby park overlooking Long Island Sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Dudgeon” is the sort of old-fashioned term one rarely hears nowadays, but the condition it describes remains all too familiar.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Denbighshire Coroner's Court heard he was struck by a passing Ford Transit tipper van.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
“I got fire all around me ... I got fire all around me,” he could be heard saying over emergency radio transmissions before his colleagues carried him to safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
You might have heard about that narrow leadership—“bad breadth,” as the overused gag goes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
In the High Court, lawyers for Yugraneft argued the case should be heard in London, and that Tenenbaum, who was based there at the time, must have been aware of the dilution of Yugraneft's interest.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
I’ve never heard grown men talking as friends.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Let’s say you came across a five-star review that read “Dinner was fantastic!” and followed by this response from the business: “Thank you! We loved hearing that your dinner was fantastic!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
A judge ultimately granted Seaver’s request and pushed the hearing to Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
The hearing wouldn’t be public but a transcript would be published, the memo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Jergens is one company, but its experience fits what Hammack said she is hearing from across her district.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Jonah made sure he was looking away from Chip when he asked that, as if he was more concerned about watching for the bus than about hearing what Chip was saying.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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