heed
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The pair at last, like Odysseus or Virgil’s Aeneas, heed divine guidance: They are offered a way back to family and guided onward toward the “home” of eternity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But just because what’s in one’s own self-interest should become clear doesn’t mean it will—or that policymakers in the U.S. and elsewhere will heed it.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
That said, widening credit spreads sends an important signal every investor should heed about which stocks to buy and which to avoid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Dark-mode Rhaenyra would have been wise to heed this warning when it was delivered the second time.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
She’ll break your heart ” The evening was too fresh in my memory for me to pay much heed to Deoch’s warning.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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
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
But he said the fight is not over as he heeds advocates’ call to force all senators to go on record with their positions.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 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
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"We note with concern that not everyone has heeded these warnings, and that individuals are knowingly exposing themselves to mortal danger," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
Many institutions have heeded the warning and cracked down on cheating, implementing AI-detection software, blue books and oral exams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Warnings had not been heeded that damp ash conducts electricity, short circuiting power lines and substations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
And the Bruins heeded the advice, scoring 21 first-quarter points before pulling away in the second half to take a 52-38 win in their Big Ten opener Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 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
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Ukrainians appear to be heeding the advice of authorities.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Jamie Thornback, who represented the families of 20 passengers killed in 2020 when Iranian forces mistakenly shot down a commercial flight taking off from Tehran, said travelers aren’t heeding the risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Atty. for the District of Minnesota Daniel N. Rosen and others should be held in contempt for not heeding orders to return the personal property of 28 of immigrants who had been freed from detention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
To me, a Midwestern kid familiar with winter winds dragging their fangs across her face, Mary’s upright spine and sure gait set an example worth heeding.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
As if heeding Uri’s words, bread soon became something more to believe in than to eat.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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