beckon
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Adds Miyashita: "These puzzles beckon our curiosity. After all, spiral forms in nature have inspired human creations ranging from rotini pasta, to a barber's pole or even portrayals of the biblical 'Tower of Babel'."
From Science Daily β Sep. 1, 2026
But head coach Sergej Jakirovic will be sitting out the Sin City jaunt as he takes a more peaceful breather before the bright lights of the Premier League beckon.
From BBC β May 23, 2026
Venice’s legendary five-star hotels beckon those with unlimited budgets, but we hadn’t come to one of the world’s great walking cities to stay inside a hotel room.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 2, 2026
Open the door to the theater, and discover a place of urban enchantment, where a red velvet door and crimson wallpaper beckon guests to come closer and sit inside.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 4, 2026
Along this path the hobbits trudged, side by side, unable to see Gollum in front of them, except when he turned back to beckon them on.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Once the final track has been played, “F.I.G” beckons us to replay, revel in our emotions and dance once, maybe twice or thrice, more.
From Salon β Jun. 5, 2026
Overseas opportunity still beckons for the concert industry, even as Americans feel the sting of high inflation and demand shows signs of returning to earth from the postpandemic peak.
From MarketWatch β May 6, 2026
Now, 32 years on, another turning point beckons.
From BBC β Mar. 26, 2026
Demographics suggest that the news for taxpayers may get even better in the next few years as retirement beckons for career feds.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 9, 2026
He beckons to her, and she walks down the hallway, the blue light at the end making her bare head glow.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
“Michael Collins,” my dad beckoned, addressing me by my first and middle name he loved so well and alone always used, “tell us something you’ve learned in school.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 4, 2026
Quintero beckoned to the master bedroom, Trujillo said.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 28, 2026
After making his name in his native Denmark with the 1996 crime drama “Pusher” and its sequels, he was beckoned to America.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 23, 2026
Over time, he and his apostles took on various ideologies, dropping them for new ones as times changed and power beckoned.
From Salon β Jun. 25, 2026
They never saw it, but they had the distinct sensation of being led on and on by something that constantly beckoned them to follow.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
At the table beside mine, an older man kept beckoning strangers over to share his.
From Salon β Sep. 8, 2026
Masterful France captain Dupont again glided through the Welsh defence but centre Brau-Boirie lost possession with the try-line beckoning.
From BBC β Feb. 15, 2026
But for the most part, America has always been an optimistic nation, with the future beckoning a better day for everyone.
From Salon β Feb. 12, 2026
These creations seem to glow, beckoning us toward their surfaces to be enveloped by the inviting auras they emit.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 9, 2026
The snowy land was ever so flat and uninspiring and went on forever without a glimmer of adventure beckoning over the horizon.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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