hearings

plural of hearing
as in sounds
range of hearing let's make sure she's out of hearing before I tell you what I got her for her birthday

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Recent Examples of hearings The two companies provide staff for detention centers, beds to house them, and ankle monitors to surveil those out on bond awaiting their hearings. Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Over five hearings between June 2025 and May 2026, panels dismissed all but two of the citations, the suit said. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 All three made initial court appearances over the weekend and were in custody at the Lake County jail pending detention hearings. Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Immigrants who were denied bond hearings began challenging mandatory-detention policies in federal court through habeas corpus, under which the government must legally justify a person’s detention. Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The invocation came amid years of congressional investigations and hearings scrutinizing his handling of the pandemic. John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Talwani, the judge, quickly set dates for new hearings, and late Thursday night issued a temporary restraining order blocking key parts of the new rule for at least two weeks. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 While the senators linked Kennedy’s anti-vaccine work to that deadly measles outbreak, Kennedy denied any connection during the confirmation hearings. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 The district says it should be allowed to use the existing law and that any major changes to California's fiscal oversight system should go through the normal legislative process, including public hearings and input from all involved parties. Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • Cullen also came up with the scary clicking sounds that emerged from the mouth of the monster in the Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring Predator in 1987.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In a campaign known as Operation Wandering Soul, US forces played recordings of eerie sounds and voices where combatants were fighting in the jungle.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But weeks after the largest IPO in history, Musk talked more about the moon during SpaceX’s first earnings call, which investors say is a strategic threshold that will likely be crossed before SpaceX can fully set its sights on Mars.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And Freddie had his sights set on becoming a CPA and taking over his dad’s business.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The approach, developed by a team led by researchers from York University in Toronto, could improve how humanoid robots judge distances, recognize object orientation, and navigate complex environments.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Death Valley is an extraordinary place, but its heat, distances, and remoteness can be dangerous, regardless of experience.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Hearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearings. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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