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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But now, his organization and others are hearing from hundreds of people and believe the scope of the revocations is much larger. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026 Local independent bookstores remain key partners in the festival, helping recommend moderators, and identify the writers San Diego readers most want to hear from. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 About 40 interested people turned out to hear from the panel, which also included Brookfield Trustee Nicole Gilhooley and Lyons Township High School District 204 Trustee Shawn Kennedy. — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, jurors heard from the psychiatric nurse practitioner who treated Lindsay Clancy in the weeks before Clancy strangled her children to death. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hear from

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