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listener

[lis-uh-ner] / ˈlɪs ə nər /
NOUN
hearer
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NOUN
one who hears
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I have used AI to work on this capacity, and to become, well, if not exactly the world’s greatest listener, maybe 10% less bossy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

He was a voracious reader and an even more voracious listener, for whom genre was of no concern.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

The song is a lesson about the importance of empathy drained of the feel-good reassurance that might let the listener off the hook.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David answer a few more listener questions, just to tide you over until after a quick break.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

He was nice, caring, a good listener, understanding, very handsome, and best of all, he always knew just what to say whenever I was miserable.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Breaking the news to her listeners on BBC Radio 1Xtra, broadcaster Remi Burgz said it was a "sad day for British music" and called Sway a "UK Rap pioneer".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

A spoilerphobe himself, Fennessey will often tell listeners when he’s about to reveal something.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

On the latest episode of ICYMI, host Kate Lindsay introduces listeners to the phenomenon of vertical microdramas, which are 90-second snippets of content chock-full of some of the most absurd plotlines you’ve ever seen.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2026

Four decades later, the band’s music is still everywhere, including television, social media and streaming platforms like Spotify, where Journey has more monthly listeners than Bruce Springsteen, U2 or Bob Dylan.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Comments included protests that, despite what CBS claimed, there had NOT been four announcements to inform listeners that the broadcast was a radio drama.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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