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overhear

[oh-ver-heer] / ˌoʊ vərˈhɪər /
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Sometimes, her lyrics seem like a collage of overheard phrases rather than a deliberately constructed narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was just after 1:30 a.m. local time in Caracas—an hour ahead of Washington—when residents say they began to hear planes overheard.

From The Wall Street Journal

Months after Mr Ravichandran overheard the comments, he resigned but no real investigation took place into his allegations, the tribunal found.

From BBC

In the same way, a neat single photon line reduces the risk of data being intercepted or overheard.

From Science Daily

Her kids accidentally overheard one of the phone calls when Cabot played it on speakerphone for her mom.

From Los Angeles Times