beck
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At the president’s beck and call is the United States Marine Band, created by an act of Congress in 1798.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
And as you imply, the new chairman of the Fed will have hundreds of Ph.D.s at his beck and call for whatever studies he may desire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
Any renewable company that is a subsidiary of a fossil fuel firm made the list, for instance, because they are "at the beck and call" of their parent group, Galey said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
The agency is using three pumps to help move water away from the beck.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2023
Part of a suite of rooms that are Marco’s own, the better to keep him at the beck and call, though he is out for the evening.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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