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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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As a result, cells lose what scientists call metabolic plasticity, their ability to rapidly adapt to shifting energy demands.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

She told the outlet that, as it was happening, she hoped someone on the production side would call a halt to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It is tempting to call 3%, or even 4%, the new 2%, as some Fed watchers have snidely asserted.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

On the earnings call, the intimates executive proved she has mastered the fine art of corporate brandspeak with lines like “underscoring the power of putting ourselves at the center of the cultural conversation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“That’s an old story! Get out of here before I call the police!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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