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He said he and other board members have found the new mayor to be a good listener in meetings, but he acknowledged that there is a disconnect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I mean, it's thorny, it's scary, you have to be again mostly a listener in that regard.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024

Later, they tackle a response from a listener in the publishing world, who found Isaac’s recent remarks about the pitfalls of publishing to be shortsighted.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024

Holst leaves the listener in the far removes of outer space, with Neptune being a study in musical mysticism, highlighted by a hidden hymning women’s chorus, as if heard from a mysterious distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

"You have much of this work?" queried the visitor, the words scarcely heeded either by speaker or listener in the deeper search for a means of communication.

From The Game and the Candle by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)