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Sink recalled sitting near two couples at a restaurant and overhearing two men talking to each other.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
The girl never recovers from her illness, and one day the boy overhears his father saying that the girl has died.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Best Phil sight gag: weeping in response to overhearing Jay say nice things about him.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Take, for example, the time a staff member overheard a child’s love for word searches.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
The girl never recovers from her illness, and one day the boy overhears his father saying that the girl has died.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Best Phil sight gag: weeping in response to overhearing Jay say nice things about him.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Take, for example, the time a staff member overheard a child’s love for word searches.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Overhear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhear. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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