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call in

[kawl in] / ˈkɔl ˌɪn /








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BrightHR, which monitors absences across more than one million UK employees, predicts at least 1.5 million workers will call in sick during the tournament, resulting in more than 2.3 million additional sickness absences.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Plus, humans can call in sick or hit up against service limits that cap how many hours a day they can be behind the wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Since the call in March, investigators have compiled several complaints about how the sisters cared for their parents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

During Strategy’s first-quarter earnings call in May, Saylor said the company would “probably sell some bitcoin to fund a dividend just to inoculate the market, just to send the message that we did it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“Borrow a phone? From whom? Nobody’s going to let us make a call in private.”

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins




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