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• Bring a friend, rep the Browns, and listen for the siren.
  — cleveland, 6 Jan. 2023
• Here Watson shares four species to spot, what to look and listen for, and where best to find them.
  — Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
• To find carvers in town, just listen for the piercing nails-on-a-blackboard sounds.
  — New York Times, 1 June 2022
• Watch the clip below and listen for the roars of approval from football fans.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 May 2023
• Watch the clip below and listen for the roars of approval from football fans.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 May 2023
• What to look for The first thing to watch, or listen for, is the Overwatch League’s broadcasters.
  — Dallas News, 2 May 2022
• Here’s a bit more on what coyotes sound like and some video clips to help give you an idea of what to listen for in the wild.
  — Jay Cassell, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
• If Padres pitchers don’t turn up the volume, listen for the sound of silence.
  — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2022
• Sonar buoys have been deployed in the water in an attempt to listen for the missing sub.
  — Emmet Lyons, Tucker Reals, CBS News, 19 June 2023
• But don’t hold your breath for a certain song to make the setlist — instead, listen for new standouts, and keep an open mind.
  — Caitlin White, SPIN, 20 May 2022
• The instructors are usually well-trained to talk you through the moves, so listen for their cues.
  — Shauna Harrison, SELF, 29 Sep. 2022
• Rescue workers paused to listen for survivors in the dark.
  — CBS News, 15 Jan. 2023
• Just listen for that sweet, steady gurgle to get interrupted by a pop or whoosh—and set the hook.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Rodrigo invited the audience to listen for the way the melody varies on that line as the song plays out.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
• Grouse surveyors drive on specified routes in spring and listen for the drums of male grouse.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2022
• When fish go cold and stop eating, go explore new water and listen for bugs.
  — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 29 May 2024
• Tap the top of the skin with the back of a knife or metal spatula, and listen for a decidedly hollow sound.
  — The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
• Try this: Clap your hands loudly in the middle of your room and listen for the decay—the audible echoing of that clapping sound.
  — Parker Hall, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
• The fastest way to spot a liar is to listen for people who won't give direct and specific answers to your questions.
  — Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
• There’s no sign outside, so listen for the stimulating sounds of cumbia.
  — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 July 2022
• Here are three things to listen for as Whitmer lays out policy goals in her 7 p.m. Wednesday speech.
  — Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2023
• The search-and-rescue teams call for everyone to hush, and cars turn their engines off while the searchers listen for voices under the rubble.
  — Nimet Kirac, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
• The physical will measure things like blood pressure and pulse and listen for heart murmurs.
  — Amanda Sealy, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
• Microwave Dave later became a go-to listen for macabre master Stephen King.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 11 Apr. 2023
• And do yourself a favor and get outdoors to look and listen for birds this migration season.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
• Petro showed the dashcam footage during her closing, encouraging the jury to listen for the shots.
  — Arkansas Online, 29 July 2022
• To truly understand the draw of Swift, Gough’s message is simple: Take a listen for yourself.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
• You inhale mountain air so fresh as to be mythic, stalk trout, and listen for birdcalls and the rustle of a brown bear cub dawdling after its mother.
  — Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
• Many pagers only listen for incoming signals and do not send them.
  — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
• Investors will listen for clues on the central bank’s outlook for monetary policy and expectations for the economy.
  — Brian Evans,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024