Listen to
Listen to verb - To take notice of and be guided by.
Both terms in one sentence
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The BBC received a string of complaint letters from pub owners because so many of their patrons went home to watch or listen to the show.
Source: Radio / Hancock's Half Hour - Since Sheridan hasn't received any orders through his chain of command that he has to listen to them, they've tried to seize the station illegally.
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While popularly received by the European public, the leaders of the other Allied Powers were largely unwilling to listen to Wilson and give up their plans after years of bloody, destructive fighting.
Source: Useful Notes / Woodrow Wilson
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