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beckon

[bek-uhn] / ˈbɛk ən /


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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 May 23, 2026

The mountains beckon to me not only because I find them beautiful.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

The crypto surged past $100,000 in December 2024, on the expectation that the incoming administration would create a friendly regulatory environment and beckon in a so-called crypto golden age.

From Barron's Nov. 24, 2025

Ole Miss is flourishing under him but LSU and Florida beckon.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

Their ears, necks, fingers, and hands are heavy with yellow twenty-four-carat gold jewels as they beckon you over to their counters.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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 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 May 6, 2026

Christmas lights glisten, a communal tree beckons to be decorated and a marionette handler wanders the grounds.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

Yet there are some invented dramatic devices, including a young girl who beckons Patrick on his conversion quest.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

The door opens, and Four beckons to me.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Over time, he and his apostles took on various ideologies, dropping them for new ones as times changed and power beckoned.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

At the victim's home, Holder fell asleep on her bed, then woke up and beckoned the woman, who was trying to sleep in her lounge, into her bedroom.

From BBC May 7, 2026

The all-caps ad beckoned Tipton with an oft-used refrain directed at protagonist Carol Sturka: “We’re Sorry We Upset You, Carol.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

The board beckoned Iger back in November 2022 to quell a revolt by senior Disney executives and allay concerns among investors.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

Ralph was on his third Sunkist Orange when he stopped his stream of confessions, leaned forward, and beckoned us closer.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The seductive power of the screens, beckoning families from their dining rooms, was unstoppable.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Masterful France captain Dupont again glided through the Welsh defence but centre Brau-Boirie lost possession with the try-line beckoning.

From BBC 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 Feb. 12, 2026

His Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, which opened in 2017, transformed a historic warehouse once used to store opera sets into a beckoning communal performance space.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

The grove’s massive leaves sway gently in the breeze, beckoning us to hurry inside.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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