calling for

Example Sentences

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WGT trustee Stuart Pickles said: "Until now we had no water quality data. Now we have the evidence, we are calling for the Environment Agency to investigate."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

Andy, helm of the inshore lifeboat, said Marley and Dai had done "exactly the right things" by wearing life jackets, staying with the kayak and calling for help.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Besjana Guri, the founder of environmental NGO Lumi, said demonstrators were also calling for the suspension of an amendment that allowed "massive construction" inside nature reserves such as Zvernec.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

My younger sisters come running into the room, calling for me.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar