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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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She said it was "not good enough to call for calm" and urged leaders to take action.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

To call him bullish about the technology’s potential would be an understatement.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

I’ve been on trips where half the people are willing to spend an hour in the kitchen and the other half would rather throw a pizza in the oven and call it a night.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

But on a phone call, he was less absolute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

And sick call was “such an important place, Corrie! Some of these people are at the very threshold of heaven!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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