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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After hearing from deBrun, Judge David Strickland told Ball’s attorney to step outside the sixth-floor courtroom to call her client and get his availability.
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Julia Coin
may 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
Toy remembered hearing from the owners of the air boat used in the search.
—Hank Tester, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Last year, the Auschwitz Memorial Museum — after hearing from numerous followers about such posts — published a warning about AI Holocaust posts.
—Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
European YouTube star Lil Narcyz has been found dead at age 23, roughly a month after his family last heard from him and he was considered missing.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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Julia Coin
may 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
Toy remembered hearing from the owners of the air boat used in the search.
—Hank Tester, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Last year, the Auschwitz Memorial Museum — after hearing from numerous followers about such posts — published a warning about AI Holocaust posts.
—Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
European YouTube star Lil Narcyz has been found dead at age 23, roughly a month after his family last heard from him and he was considered missing.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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