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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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He searched news stories about the fire in the early hours of the morning and tried to call and text an ex-boyfriend who lived in the area where the fire burned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Technology has swept away ancillary cinematic relics like the hotel wake-up call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They may call the game soccer in America, but this is definitely American Football economics.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“It’s been hard to make a fundamental call on the stock — I mean, that’s been the case for 10 years — but to me, it’s really a technical call.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

We went to sick call at the hospital, but the thermometer registered only 102 degrees, not enough to admit her to the wards.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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