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beckon

[bek-uhn] / ˈbɛk ən /


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Some of those listeners and viewers carry on what storytellers like Miyazaki began, doing their part to beckon us to see beyond life’s troubles for a while, to find a bit more balance.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

But after the theatre and drama of Monday, the hard questions for the Labour Party and for Burnham beckon.

From BBC Jun. 22, 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 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 Mar. 4, 2026

Magdalys could still beckon her, demand a ride, or at least ask for one.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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

With her arms stretched out, she beckons the participants of her movement workshop, Wiggle Room, to join her on the other side, where they will meet a renewed version of themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

Now, for an elite class of directors, VistaVision beckons with artisanal visuals—and a built-in marketing hook.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

Ama beckons us behind the desk so we’re out of view.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

She raised their two sons in the African bush until serious schooling finally beckoned them back to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Kieran Trippier was the only player to visibly recoil before the substitute grabbed the ball and beckoned his dazed team-mates forward in an attempt to quickly get the game back under way.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

Despite the problems Alcaraz continued winning points and holding serve in set four as his movement improved, and another tiebreak beckoned with the third seed again coming out on top.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

He took a tentative bite, beckoned to the first waiter, and pointed sadly at his fish.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

She said Holder initially fell asleep on her bed, but woke up and began beckoning Gemma, who was trying to sleep in the lounge.

From BBC Jul. 1, 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

The grandmotherly driving of today’s Waymos conjures images of two, excessively polite Midwesterners locked at an intersection, each beckoning the other to go first, back and forth in perpetuity.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 7, 2025

They were beckoning: Come here, come closer, stay longer, there’s so much to see.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2025

Aditya looked reproachful in these later sketches, his eyes beckoning the artist to stay with him for just a while longer, to not forget, to not relegate him to these empty pages.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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