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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listen in (on)
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Palm Springs Desert Sun Subscribe to hear this story Welcome to Climate Point, your weekly guide to climate, energy and the environment.—
Janet Wilson,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025 -
But in late January, Akot and his neighbors heard that these deliveries would not be coming.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The cost of monitoring and deflecting asteroids is modest compared to the expensive undertakings of human missions to the Moon and Mars.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
6 Feb. 2025
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According to the document seen by CNN, Pakistan’s intelligence agencies are expected to coordinate with the Prime Minister’s Office to monitor and implement the relocation plan.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Such an alignment of six planets is rare—occurring only a few times per decade—unlike conjunctions of two bodies, which can be spied several times across the course of a year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps to spy, but also perhaps to continue Helly’s relationship with Mark.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Courtney Vail, board chair for the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, overheard her comment.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
31 Jan. 2025
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While undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, Flossmoor resident Ann Jackson overheard a patient getting treatment conversing.—
Francine Knowles,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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