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[heed] / hid /




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Dark-mode Rhaenyra would have been wise to heed this warning when it was delivered the second time.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

The west coast province's premier, David Eby, declared a state of emergency over the weekend, urging residents to heed evacuation orders and warning that the fires continue to move "incredibly quickly".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

We hope FDA leaders heed the panel’s recommendation when they decide as soon as this weekend whether to approve the therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

A deputy attempted to stop the attack using verbal commands, the department said, but the dog paid no heed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

From the gates old Priam, his father, and his mother Hecuba cried to him to come within and save himself, but he did not heed.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Not everyone heeds the finality of the message, however, as frantic family and friends refuse to give up on loved ones trapped under the debris.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

As the strikes surge, air sirens go off frequently, but not everyone heeds them.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

Even when Moses heeds his mother’s word and gets out of the house for his long, daily walks, Pansy launches another problem at him.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2025

He corrals his three wiener dogs scurrying under his feet as he heeds an impatient chirping microwave that signals some melted plastisol is ready to be poured.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2022

Someone heeds my call, and one by one the lanterns are turned up as high as they will go.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

While fans like Park continued to film, some heeded the band's call.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

To be generous: That advice was not often heeded.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Had it heeded a more malevolent sensibility than an instinct to overexplain, it might have been more ruthlessly effective at yucking our yum for road trips.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

The duo noted that Germany had heeded Trump's calls for greater spending on defense and that it had allowed American planes to use German bases and airspace during the ongoing conflict with Iran.

From Barron's May 2, 2026

But sometimes the warning was not heeded, and when that happened the trolley car would add one more ghost to the horde that prowled the Steel City.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

The EU stopped short of heeding a call by over a million people, who signed a petition last May calling on the 27-country bloc to prohibit such methods.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

Youngsters appear to be heeding this message - several children and teenagers participated in the Monday's parades, decked out in creative costumes.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

What exactly led to this tragedy will emerge in an investigation, but some lessons are already clear—as is the high cost of not heeding them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 4, 2026

The disastrous Alamo Bowl defeat would serve as an especially sobering reminder that while USC made progress under Lynn, it’s still a ways from heeding Riley’s guarantee.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2026

I was glad the girls were heeding my advice not to embellish because at that moment nothing we could have said would have made things better for them.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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