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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
Jurors also heard directly from Webster and Rathbun, both of whom testified for several hours, and repeatedly watched footage of their altercation from multiple angles.
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Black women were finally being believed, finally being heard, and Keke was telling us to separate art from the artist.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 6 Jan. 2026
Once a month, there’s also something special to hear during the museum’s Community Music Programs.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
More Discussion About the Different Types of Facelifts People commonly hear all about deep plane facelifts, but that's not the only type of facelift available to prospective patients.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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During her sixth visit to the island, one editor realizes that a little help from the experts goes a long way.—
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Wedding didn’t realize until much later that the FBI was monitoring Acebedo-Garcia’s texts and even directing him what to say.—
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Delhomme’s answer, by turns humorous and insightful, is worth listening to.—
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In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Duff revealed that her then-3-year-old daughter loved to listen to her album Breathe In.—
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The Carolina Panthers saw their season come to an end in a way that tugged on all sorts of emotions — after a game that was equal parts thrilling and blissful and heartbreaking.—
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His car was seen arriving shortly before the time the murders were believed to have been committed and left shortly after, according to court documents.—
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Two of the daughter’s classmates had discovered the grisly mayhem; at the time of writing, no suspect had been identified.—
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Keep reading to discover more tiny house options at Amazon, as well as essentials to fill your new space with.—
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Questioning the powerful influences that oversee and fund what our children learn is critical.—
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Read on to learn the top driving trends of sensory design in the year ahead.—
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
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In doing so, the judge found he could not be involved in the handling of the separate probes related to the civil fraud investigation and the NRA.—
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“Hear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hear. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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