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Players, Arab and Jew, listened intently to one another, responded in solos as though part of a personal dialogue — a search for what brings them together, not what keeps them apart.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
One player the Phillies are rumored to be listening to offers on is All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The spiders could be using sound-sensitive hairs on their legs to listen closely for the approaching insects.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Spotify users are listening to audiobooks on the platform for the first time ever in 2024.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
One player the Phillies are rumored to be listening to offers on is All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The spiders could be using sound-sensitive hairs on their legs to listen closely for the approaching insects.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Spotify users are listening to audiobooks on the platform for the first time ever in 2024.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Listen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listen. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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