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The market will also be listening to commentary on Nvidia's visibility into the $1 trillion sales forecast that Huang issued in March at its splashy GTC conference.
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Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 May 2026
People are listening closely now.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Butin, a former executive in the health-care industry who left in 2007 to launch Afya, listened like a tough but patient mother.
—Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Instead, the tally focuses on what the rest of the human race is listening to each and every week.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 May 2026
People are listening closely now.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Butin, a former executive in the health-care industry who left in 2007 to launch Afya, listened like a tough but patient mother.
—Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Instead, the tally focuses on what the rest of the human race is listening to each and every week.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen
hear
Verb
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Language access, cultural competency and workforce representation all play critical role in helping people feel respected, heard and supported throughout the healing journey.—
Maria Bledsoe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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The idea of a faraway place came up, which everybody has heard about but not been to yet.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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