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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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Hunter and her co-counsel, Roger Moore, had listened to the phone call that Friedmann made to Alice when he was booked.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Commissioners on Monday took public comment, listened to county staff and discussed Wilson’s proposal.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Warplanes could be heard flying low overhead.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Davidson’s Tourette’s causes involuntary tics, and he was heard cursing throughout the show, however the BBC failed to censor the N-word during its broadcast, causing further harm.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Hearkened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearkened. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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