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Recent Examples of listen
Many guests sat and sipped their wine while listening to musical performances from a dozen artists across three stages.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Spotify collects user listening data from January 1 until a few weeks before the feature's launch.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
The first two weeks was reading feedback, trying to listen and hear their voice.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Go see friends or listen to loads of music, always got headphones near me.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Spotify collects user listening data from January 1 until a few weeks before the feature's launch.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
The first two weeks was reading feedback, trying to listen and hear their voice.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Go see friends or listen to loads of music, always got headphones near me.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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hear
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Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.—
Caren Bohan,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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This week, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican president has overstepped federal law with many of his tariffs.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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