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hearings

noun

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 Ryan promised hearings if the Democrats win a majority in the House in November’s mid-term elections. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 There’s never going to be optimal city management of road closures and detours to everyone’s liking, no matter how many public hearings of driver angst and outcry take place. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 At community-board hearings, neighbors complained that the tower would be too tall and block too much light. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 However, neither location is normally a place for immigrants to attend in-person hearings. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 Paul Robinson appeared in court along with former Penn State students, where preliminary hearings took place ahead of a Centre County judge ruling that Robinson and five former students would have their cases tried in county court. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Family vacations have become limited to weekend getaways, because judges can schedule hearings at any time. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 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

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Among the sounds that have stayed with him was the beeping of firefighters' personal alert safety system, known as a PASS alarm.

— Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Typically, Jewish families will go to synagogue to pray and hear the traditional sounds of the shofar horn, followed by a festive meal with family and friends.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

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The recent surge in oil prices comes as traders set their sights on two inflation reports due this week.

— Lee Ying Shan,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
But Rutherford has set his sights even higher and wants to use his money and influence to seize control of the city’s corridors of power; the police, the government and beyond.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sights

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This does indicate that, like Pickford, Suzuki is capable of getting huge distances on his passes.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Printed, copied, and circulated among an extraordinarily literate population, the Constitution executed a covenant and allowed, too, for the exertion of power over vast distances.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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