as in listening
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
upon hearing the offending ringing, the teacher sarcastically cried, "Hark! Could that possibly be a cell phone?"
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Taking walks, listening to music, going to the beach, hanging with the kids.—
María Mérida,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Why Trust Travel + Leisure T+L senior testing editor Jackie Cucco always travels with noise-canceling headphones and especially loves them for listening to music on commutes and getting some shut-eye on long flights.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Oct. 2025
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The track has roots harkening back to Don Reno, Red Smiley and The Tennessee Cutups in 1956, plus being favored by another teenage performer turned eventual Country Music Hall of Famer, Marty Stuart.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
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Now, brands founded and fed by Latinx leaders are among some of the industry’s most revolutionary, harkening back to tradition and creating cutting edge new techniques, many simultaneously.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Harking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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