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
But after the theatre and drama of Monday, the hard questions for the Labour Party and for Burnham beckon.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
The mountains beckon to me not only because I find them beautiful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Then they stand, wrap their arms around each other’s shoulders, and beckon me over.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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
"But it's fabulous that he's put it on the map, isn't it? Surely a statue beckons."
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Demographics suggest that the news for taxpayers may get even better in the next few years as retirement beckons for career feds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
“Hey,” Momma beckons me to look at her.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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
As a high-schooler Busby performed locally; a music career beckoned, but based on his academic performance an FBI recruiter offered him a position in the bureau’s fingerprinting lab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
Without another word, Doli beckoned them to follow him across the meadow.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
At the table beside mine, an older man kept beckoning strangers over to share his.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
His exuberant prose engages all our senses, beckoning us, the way a flower would a curious bee, into a world of hidden wonders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Within minutes, fresh Payesh was served, beckoning everyone to the dining table with an unspoken yet unifying urge.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
At present, it seems Salah is keeping his options open, and it is a busy time for him with Africa Cup of Nations duty beckoning on Monday 15 December.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
He passed on and ascended the stairs, still holding my hand, and still beckoning the gentlemen to follow him, which they did.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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