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as in to realize
to come to an awareness of
I heard your sister is home from the hospital
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Recent Examples of hear
Shortly before the fire, a tenant renting a guest suite in the house had called 911 and reported hearing loud banging noises.
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Nobody reported hearing or seeing anything out of the ordinary.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Make the same things look different and different things look the same.
Be ready to hear that mantra from Johnson early and often.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Green design architects can help A method that's been around for thousands of years and that was perfected in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s, green roofs weren't uncommon in more affluent neighborhoods when Cassiano first heard about them.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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Faith Karimi, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
Nobody reported hearing or seeing anything out of the ordinary.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Make the same things look different and different things look the same.
Be ready to hear that mantra from Johnson early and often.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Green design architects can help A method that's been around for thousands of years and that was perfected in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s, green roofs weren't uncommon in more affluent neighborhoods when Cassiano first heard about them.
—Jill Langlois, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Lopez’s yowza dress worn to the 42nd annual awards caused such a search frenzy that Google engineers realized people craved actual visuals (instead of the then-standard blue links) when searching for photos.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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There are no signs to mark these peaks, and even some of the homeowners who own the land don’t realize their lofty status.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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In this paper, Claudia Goldin, the 2023 winner of the Nobel Prize in economic sciences, offers a new theory to help explain why (listen to The Indicator's conversation with her back in 2021).—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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That tells me that these voters are listening to a lot of Muni Long, and points toward some recognition for her full-length.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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New Orleans is also seeing its all-time snowiest day based on modern records taken at their current location.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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The states that saw the most substantial mortgage costs were as follows: Hawaii, California, Utah, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts and Arizona.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Graebner and Freeland declined to comment on why Strader’s arrest was not discovered in the vetting process.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Much to the amazement of the local populace, the eggs kept popping out—until it was discovered that the owner was writing the words and reinserting the eggs into the hapless hen’s cloaca.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Once your door is spotless, learn how to clean the shower door tracks and create a DIY glass-cleaning spray to prevent buildup.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
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He’s become more aggressive on the ball as well, learning when to make a play when a guy is going into a scoring move or his back is turned.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to Rogerson and Barden, the truck was found with its windows broken.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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But Chelsea improved their press to force the champions to build out on their left flank, resulting in passes played over the top to find Gvardiol, who was their most potent attacking threat, with limited success.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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