call
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Friday, rescue workers were summoned to the tracks for a “train versus pedestrian” call at Faria Beach Park near Pacific Coast Highway, said Ventura County Fire Department Capt. Tony McHale.
From Los Angeles Times â Nov. 15, 2026
"We'll talk more about them as we get closer to the launch," Barra said in response to a question from a Wall Street analyst on an earnings call.
From Barron's â Nov. 15, 2026
"We've stolen one of our neighbours' cats by accident," she laughs, in a Zoom call from her fixer-upper in New Cross, south-east London.
From BBC â Nov. 15, 2026
“Bananas cannot stay and cannot be sustainable at these prices, at this level,” said fruit-and-vegetable distributor Del Monte’s CEO Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh on a recent earnings call.
From The Wall Street Journal â Nov. 14, 2026
It was the call for an Usher to respond to an open realm.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
He added, almost as an afterthought, that he calls picked apples “dead bodies.”
From The Wall Street Journal â Nov. 14, 2026
UK cyber minister Liz Lloyd said the incident had "limited" impact on critical frontline services such as 999 calls, and there had been no disruption to the transport network.
From BBC â Nov. 13, 2026
It may actually deter what he calls “malinvestment.”
From MarketWatch â Nov. 13, 2026
We fell in love through emails and phone calls.
From Los Angeles Times â Nov. 13, 2026
I work one p.m. to nine p.m. now, and I really do need to get ready for work, for the telephone calls connecting the problems of the people all over the city.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
The winning touchdown play was called “Smash Right.”
From Los Angeles Times â Nov. 15, 2026
Maintenance was being carried out to switch from copper wire to fibre by a contractor called L3Harris, a technology provider company, Duffy said.
From BBC â Nov. 14, 2026
US lawmakers called for investigations into what caused the massive disruption and whether the country is adequately secure from cyber criminality.
From Barron's â Nov. 14, 2026
Using these patterns, the team developed a measurement called the Alzheimer's resilience-vulnerability connectome, or ARC score.
From Science Daily â Nov. 14, 2026
At least she hadn’t called him “shiyáázh,” like his own grandma.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
“Controller: “OK, did you hear me calling you?
From The Wall Street Journal â Nov. 15, 2026
Zelensky has for several years been calling for European delegates to be included in the peace talks, and says it makes sense because of Kyiv's longer-term ambition to join the European Union.
From BBC â Nov. 13, 2026
Estonia and Finland said in a letter ahead of the talks that Europe needed to "establish EU-level arrangements for responding to serious AI incidents", calling for "developing advanced AI and governing it responsibly".
From Barron's â Nov. 13, 2026
“I want the community to continue to feel safe in calling for assistance, reporting crime and visiting the jail regardless of their immigration status.”
From Los Angeles Times â Nov. 13, 2026
Was Torak calling for help, or was he coming to help her?
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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