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Recent Examples of overhearNot everyone is comfortable complaining about work, especially at work– give your coworkers a safe place to talk, maybe on Zoom or some bar where their complaints won’t be overheard by the wrong people at the wrong time.—James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 Early on, Lucy is speaking with several other female wedding guests about matchmaking and about the big subject that underlies it—love—while Harry is standing alone, close enough to overhear but far enough to be discreet.—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 June 2025 At the bar that night, a younger man who was seated nearby overheard the conversation and cut in.—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 7 June 2025 One day, Amy overheard her aunt arguing with the caseworker about money.—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for overhear
The Bureau of Labor Statistics gathers this information through a quarterly survey that monitors price shifts across about 80,000 goods and services.
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Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
The landscape of how these agreements are formed has also evolved:
To monitor those deals, the College Sports Commission, established as part of the House settlement, will serve as a clearinghouse.
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Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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