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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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And the first move is what my grandmother would call “air in, grit out.”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Your child will have to call the institution that holds the account to retitle everything under their own name, at which point the proverbial training wheels come off.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The call with management later Tuesday will likely focus on its core revenue trajectory given the slight downgrade to its 2026 loan-growth projection, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

This was a close call for Silva, though.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

As quick as Tansy got the ball, she’d call time and lead us back to learning.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck