beck

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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

“You can control traffic, you can control lighting. All of the equipment is at your beck and call.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

In her book, Mulley describes two occasions when Granville was able to turn a snarling guard dog kept by border patrols into her pet that would follow her beck and call.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

For a while he chose the covert of a bathroom but now is out on the streets where he remains at my beck and call every minute.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole