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Who wrote to Ralph Waldo Emerson, "I do not beckon you here because mountains are more glorious"?

beckon

[bek-uhn] / ˈbɛk ən /




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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 ● 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 ● May 23, 2026

The result at Deanna Evans is a series of shrines through which eyes consider us or hands, clasped in prayer or curved in a blessing, beckon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

And like my home, the language of this room wants to invite and beckon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

When our solar system is all explored, the planets of other stars will beckon.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The Village Center convenience store beckons with shaded parking and a freezer full of frozen treats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

For the fortunate 26, opportunity beckons – England head to this tournament as one of the fancied few to lift the trophy in New Jersey on 19 July.

From BBC ● May 21, 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

She beckons to me, but I swerve out of line.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

The projects became further bogged down after major U.S. oil companies declined to participate when better opportunities beckoned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

A 1968 advertisement published in The Times beckoned investors to purchase their own two-acre lake for less than $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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 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

A brighter light beckoned a few meters away, down a steep bank that led to the shore.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Every time I open TikTok lately, I’m inundated with Kalshi ads beckoning me to bet on “Dancing with the Stars.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

At the table beside mine, an older man kept beckoning strangers over to share his.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

It was almost as if they were beckoning.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins


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