as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
young people would do well to read this wise and witty book and harken to its message
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The visual wizardry, coupled with improvisational instrumentals, also harkened back to their Acid Tests days, where the Dead interpolated songs with hiatuses of silence, filling the void with a cacophony of lights and incoherence.
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Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Harkened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harkened. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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