as in listens
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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Recent Examples of harks
Their joint venture launched March 5, with a lightweight low-runner shape that harks on the core principles of minimalism, something both brands have long championed.
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
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Ambient clinical documentation tools—software that listens to patient encounters and generates chart notes automatically—are already cutting hours of paperwork from nursing shifts.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Padres’ return to navy (or obsidian) harkens back to the alternate jerseys that the club wore throughout its run to the 1998 World Series.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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This practice harkens back to a time when people had to get their news by listening to the radio.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Yenson reminds readers that the pope’s choice of name hearkens to Pope Leo XIII, who initiated modern Catholic social teaching and emphasized peace and justice.—
Kalpana Jain,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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Flip Phone Shorty, of course, hearkens to those devices of yesteryear that defined the Y2k aesthetic, which has recently been all the rage.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Harks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harks. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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