beckon
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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
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
The dead, in a masquelike procession, beckon to me to join them.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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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
Downing Street beckons for a man who has long dreamed of leading his party and his country.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
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
As soon as she sees me, she beckons me forward.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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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
Quintero beckoned to the master bedroom, Trujillo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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
An afternoon of reading on the balcony beckoned.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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Also, why is that horned carrot-colored creature on the television beckoning her?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
Within minutes, fresh Payesh was served, beckoning everyone to the dining table with an unspoken yet unifying urge.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
These creations seem to glow, beckoning us toward their surfaces to be enveloped by the inviting auras they emit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The children streamed after her, every one, dodging the snapping jaws of the wolves and racing as hard as they could down the avenue toward the beckoning open dark beyond.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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