hear from
verb
heard from; hearing from; hears from
: to receive a letter, a telephone call, etc., from (someone)
We heard from them yesterday.
I haven't heard from her lately.
I haven't heard anything from her lately.
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The homestretch of the drama, however, takes the story in a chilling direction, packing an aching quantity of feeling into a single glance at a security camera as someone climbs into a car and leaves the compound, never to be heard from again.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Meanwhile, many movies were announced as being in development but then were never heard from again.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Two neighborhood regulars — a boy who sold chocolate to support his blind parents and a woman who sold tamales on the corner — were detained and haven’t been heard from since, Camargo said.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
And so hearing from her family was paramount.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Meanwhile, many movies were announced as being in development but then were never heard from again.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Two neighborhood regulars — a boy who sold chocolate to support his blind parents and a woman who sold tamales on the corner — were detained and haven’t been heard from since, Camargo said.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
And so hearing from her family was paramount.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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