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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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The place's old inhabitants say that a voice is heard many nights.
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Photovogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
The Republic's environment reporter, Brandon Loomis, and photojournalist Mark Henle flew over the delta last week, hearing about the work from Raise the River, a coalition that includes the Sonoran Institute, Pronatura Noroeste, Audubon and other groups.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Gospel music’s legacy lives on in these icons, and The Reunion Tour was a vivid reminder that this music—rooted in faith, and sustained by love—will forever be a force that brings light and strength to all who hear it.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
Listeners were of course intrigued by hearing such a recognizable American voice on an otherwise Italian-language song, leading to the song climbing to No. 2 on Shazam’s United States top 200 chart.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
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Photovogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
The Republic's environment reporter, Brandon Loomis, and photojournalist Mark Henle flew over the delta last week, hearing about the work from Raise the River, a coalition that includes the Sonoran Institute, Pronatura Noroeste, Audubon and other groups.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Gospel music’s legacy lives on in these icons, and The Reunion Tour was a vivid reminder that this music—rooted in faith, and sustained by love—will forever be a force that brings light and strength to all who hear it.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
Listeners were of course intrigued by hearing such a recognizable American voice on an otherwise Italian-language song, leading to the song climbing to No. 2 on Shazam’s United States top 200 chart.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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