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For more guidance on overcoming romantic obsession, listen to this episode of NPR's Life Kit.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
For more of the singer’s thoughts on men, fans need only listen to Man’s Best Friend, which dropped in August and debuted atop the Billboard 200.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
To listen to the full episode, CLICK HERE.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
But that having a willingness to meet and listen to people who are different from us may be even more important.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
For more of the singer’s thoughts on men, fans need only listen to Man’s Best Friend, which dropped in August and debuted atop the Billboard 200.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
To listen to the full episode, CLICK HERE.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
But that having a willingness to meet and listen to people who are different from us may be even more important.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
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When striking nurses at nearby Henry Ford Genesys Hospital heard about the shooting, some left the picket line and ran the short distance to the church to help first responders, Teamsters Local 332 President Dan Glass said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The comfortable response—I’ve heard it a thousand times—is that over millennia economies have weathered automation many times before and with each prior technical leap, the labor market adapts.—
Toby Stuart,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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