calling for

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Department of Veterans Affairs is calling for bids to build fewer than a third of that number with a delivery date seven months later.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The petition calling for Trump and the White House to respect Japanese manga was first launched in March, when a couple of posts caught the attention of some fans.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The RFU's women in leadership collective then wrote to the union calling for a change in its policy and to dismiss Smith.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The former vice president of Costa Rica is calling for a selection process free from any preferential treatment for women.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Finally I realized that they were calling for bedpans.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom