listens (to)

Definition of listens (to)next
present tense third-person singular of listen (to)

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  • Set in a collapsing Caracas, the film follows a woman who returns home after her mother’s funeral to find her apartment taken over by an armed militia.
    Adam Bell April 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
  • How the April Strike Builds on January 30 The April 5 action follows an earlier nationwide general strike on January 30, 2026, which Strike26 described as the opening phase of its campaign.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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  • Game notes Rangers bats struggled for most of Saturday’s game with only four hits in the game but rallied and had runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth inning and Evan Carter up to bat.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
  • From a pricing perspective, BYD is expected to strategically position the Great Tang below key models within its broader portfolio to prevent overlap with premium offerings such as the Denza N8L and Denza N9, CarNewsChina notes.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Listens (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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