hear from
verb
heard from; hearing from; hears from
: to receive a letter, a telephone call, etc., from (someone)
We heard from them yesterday.
I haven't heard from her lately.
I haven't heard anything from her lately.
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The same year, the DA’s office heard from two cooperators in unrelated federal cases who insisted Ruiz was innocent and identified the real killer.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Authorities believe Jenifer then traveled to Chester, but he hasn't been seen or heard from since that date.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you.
—Eva Flowe
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
The judge and jury may hear from former OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis, who is the mother of four of Musk’s children, and three other OpenAI board members who fired Altman in November 2023.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Authorities believe Jenifer then traveled to Chester, but he hasn't been seen or heard from since that date.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
The service journalism teams at The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer want to hear from you.
—Eva Flowe
april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
The judge and jury may hear from former OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis, who is the mother of four of Musk’s children, and three other OpenAI board members who fired Altman in November 2023.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Hear from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20from. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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