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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After returning to the depot with Santa, everyone makes their way to the adjacent railroad museum, where Santa listens to Christmas wishes and takes photos.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025 -
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025
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This hiring trend harkens back to pre-pandemic days and the tight labor market of 2018 and 2019, when firms prioritized in-person interaction, according to researchers specializing in entry-level recruitment.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park offers lighthouse views, a beach that harkens back to a pre-European version of Florida, and a waterfront trail that looks out over the clapboard homes in Stiltsville.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 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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Eventually, the team chose Sacramento, where much of downtown still hearkens to the mid-20th century with block upon block of drab government buildings.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Harks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harks. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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