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The table’s triangular, gently curved glass plane reads like the calm surface of a pool, beneath which the legs summon a cascade of associations: sea life, bones, waterfowl, twisted roots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

In 2022, producer Chris Meledandri called Coffin with an idea for a movie: a Minion wants to make a monster movie, so he needs to build a monster or summon one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

The WHO chief and Brazil's president on Monday urged the G7 to summon the "courage" to finish the international treaty on handling future pandemics.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

The valets in the lobby summon golf carts with a flick of the wrist, graciously driving me back and forth from the parking lot.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

He thought about trying to summon it with a howl.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Although summer is celebrated as a lazy idyll, it also summons an impulse toward tests of brain and brawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Even the magic button that summons Diet Cokes to the Oval Office reappeared on the Resolute Desk last January, much to the irritation of the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

When Dawud Burke, D4vd's father, fought against the summons in a Texas court he included material from the California case that had not been previously available to the public.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Bieber asks, and the trick of a song born from a branding problem is that it summons the sensation of endless ascent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

So one day in September he is sued an urgent summons to Kamen.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Several New York Times journalists were summoned to testify under oath after they reported alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump's new Air Force One plane, the US newspaper said.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Klee’s pictures, intimate yet enigmatic, feel less made than summoned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Doha later summoned Iran's deputy ambassador to lodge a complaint, demanding an explanation and urging Tehran to "immediately cease any practices undermining regional security."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Officials from New York state’s Division of Licensing Services reopened questions about her qualifications and summoned her to Albany for a formal interview on Nov. 4, just weeks before her license was to expire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

“My school was evacuated to Berkshire. I’ll miss my friends, but I’m quite keen for a new adventure. My grandmother summoned me to Cleveland, but that ship has sailed, you see. Pun intended.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, when he was their age, young Giles, nicknamed Ripper, terrorized London by summoning hell spawn for fun.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Last week, Canada said it was summoning the Israeli ambassador over the incident.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

The list of wonders begins with the Quiet Storm: the handbuilt 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, summoning 577 ghostly horses with soft-soled trainers on their hooves, galloping across the countryside and destroying driving records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

They dragged me from the second place to the third place, every voice sowing the wind, all things summoning the whirlwind that would sweep us all away to drown in the deepest sea.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson