as in to follow
to take notice of and be guided by
you'd better listen to my advice!
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Verb
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As different versions and spinoffs of the film followed, the actor stepped away but later came back when the series launched its final trilogy.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025 -
If only more players would follow her lead.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Edis, chief of the Landon family office and a protégé of its founder, the late swashbuckling billionaire Timothy Landon, who’s legendary as the chief political advisor to his military school chum, the sultan of Oman, notes that Swain gives Houlihan Lokey an extra edge.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Rate cuts and some greater clarity around trade deals and tariffs were supposed to fuel a rebound in hiring heading into 2026, noted Nicole Bachaud, labor economist at employment site ZipRecruiter.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This can really add to your stint as royalty, since royals only occasionally have to obey the public.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even though a majority of riders obey the rules, some will go off-road.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Listen (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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