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or harkened
as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
hearken! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses
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Any songs or artists listened to during a private session will not appear in your Wrapped summary.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025 -
The dispatcher, along with five other Greenfield police employees who listened to a recording of the phone call, believed the voice belonged to Johnson.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Democrats may also face a challenge from a case before the Supreme Court, which heard first in October, and a second set or oral arguments in early November.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film’s title may be overstated, but there’s no denying the way the song’s message about longing, separation, and regret affected an inordinately wide range of people who heard it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hearkened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearkened. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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