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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While the show follows the Howey novels fairly closely, things develop differently; genders are flipped, and deaths happen in different ways.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025 -
It's followed by Jūrmala, Latvia, Košice, Slovakia, and Freiburg in Germany, rounding out the top five.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Christie noted Sabonis had guarded Antetokounmpo during games in recent years and the physicality helped.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
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Police in a statement noted the teen’s name will be released when the case is transferred to adult court, which is expected to happen Wednesday.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The officer corps must obey the president’s lawful commands, even if officers judge them unwise.—
Ronald R. Krebs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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The government urged residents to obey: to leave homes and neighborhoods and trust that firefighters would do their best to protect them.—
Jim Newton,
The Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Listen (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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