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That night, Blake overhears Grady radioing a fellow survivalist to relay his plan to kill the wolf man and protect his son.
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
The conspiracy theory the company is responding to resurfaced last week after Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit over users whose conversations were captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
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A woman's decision to leave a family gathering after overhearing hurtful comments about her miscarriage has sparked significant support from viewers on Reddit.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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A traveler waiting in a busy airport security line was forced to rethink their place in the queue after overhearing a nearby passenger openly discuss her severe illness.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
The conspiracy theory the company is responding to resurfaced last week after Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit over users whose conversations were captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
The Best 4 Ways To Deal With A Toxic Sibling
By Melissa Fleur Afshar
Life and Trends Reporter
0
A woman's decision to leave a family gathering after overhearing hurtful comments about her miscarriage has sparked significant support from viewers on Reddit.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Follow These 5 Tips To Be A Model Airplane Passenger
By Darlin Tillery
Life & Trends Reporter
0
A traveler waiting in a busy airport security line was forced to rethink their place in the queue after overhearing a nearby passenger openly discuss her severe illness.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhear
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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
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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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Ted's main rival for Mary's affections is Pat Healy (Dillon), a P.I. who's given up the spying life to win Mary's heart.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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