as in follows
to take notice of and be guided by
you'd better listen to my advice!
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Lilting piano follows her through the darkness of the castle’s chambers.
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L'Opéra follows a similar arc—restaurant first, festivities later—while Pablo Saint-Tropez on Place des Lices leans into a more unapologetic disco energy, with a 1970s playlist, mirror balls, and a crowd that reliably knows how to use a dance floor.
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Cape Verde is the smallest country to reach the knockout stage, with a population of 525,000, notes ESPN.
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Alzheimer's is now the sixth-leading cause of death in adults 65 and older and the seventh-leading cause of death of American adults, the CDC notes.
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“Listens (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listens%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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