beckon

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 ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

Activations — from banks to big tech, booze to beauty products — beckon attendees with the siren call of air conditioning and free WiFi, trading comfort for content and brand loyalty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Uncle Abdullah opened the tailgate of the truck and crooked his finger to beckon me out.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

It’s that “churn” that beckons Carney to break his promise to himself and once again divert from his legit furniture store business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

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

Finally, Cypriot entrant Antigoni - who you might recognise as a former Love Island contestant - beckons us onto the dancefloor for three minutes of Mediterranean escapism.

From BBC ● May 8, 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

The woman beckons me to follow her with a wave.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

When Hollywood beckoned, the boys answered the call, cavorting, cutting up and reconfiguring reality on the silver screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 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 ● Jul. 23, 2026

A quarter-final spot - their first - beckoned for the football-mad African country.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

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 beckoned for Nhamo to sit beside her.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Within minutes, fresh Payesh was served, beckoning everyone to the dining table with an unspoken yet unifying urge.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

Their bedroom may be cluttered with all manner of diversion and playthings, but what they really want is that shiny, as-yet unattained object — Rick Caruso! — beckoning from behind glass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 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 1-0 up against Bayern in Munich, with extra time beckoning until a 94th-minute Alphonso Davies aggregate winner.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

Thick vines around the trunks seemed to curl like fingers beckoning me closer.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia