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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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Football, or soccer as we call it, is the world’s biggest sport, so it only makes sense that the menu at the festival would reflect that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Rather than provide proof, he attacked the media, accused major news organizations of corruption and eventually terminated the interview, telling Welker, “Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough.”

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“If I call him, he’ll do it—for a huge amount less. Why? Because they like me, they respect me.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

But now that SpaceX is going public, it might just be something we call Elon Musk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“You need me to call someone for you?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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