hear from
phrasal verb
heard from; hearing from; hears from
: to receive a letter, a telephone call, etc., from (someone)
We heard from them yesterday.
I haven't heard from her lately.
I haven't heard anything from her lately.
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The Post’s staff hadn’t seen or heard from Lewis during or after Wednesday’s layoffs, but he was spotted Thursday walking the red carpet at a glitzy pre-Super Bowl event in San Francisco, further stoking outrage among the newsroom.
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Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
On Friday morning the State Board of Human Services heard from a range of stakeholders about the potential change.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The family of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has not yet heard from her possible kidnapper after media outlets received unverified ransom letters, her son Camron Guthrie said in a social media video.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Brown said the family has heard from people who viewed her father as a mentor and an example, extending his influence beyond blood relatives.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
On Friday morning the State Board of Human Services heard from a range of stakeholders about the potential change.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The family of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has not yet heard from her possible kidnapper after media outlets received unverified ransom letters, her son Camron Guthrie said in a social media video.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Brown said the family has heard from people who viewed her father as a mentor and an example, extending his influence beyond blood relatives.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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