calling
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He stands up, moving into the centre of the group, calling out to the men.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
However, Kim Yo Jong ridiculed Lee's latest overture, calling it "the climax of the farce that everyone should watch."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The cloud-computing giant published a memorandum Friday calling the fight for AI dominance “the race our nation can’t afford to lose” and laying out initiatives to support the communities where it is building data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
One is why anyone living a normal life needs a bot to perform such quotidian tasks as reading and writing emails, placing appointments on a calendar or calling a plumber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Indian Territory,” her mom insisted on calling it, just like she insisted on calling them both Indians.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The characters grapple with the difficulty of aligning their moral callings with the competitive nature of professional success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“In this life trying to label us and move us toward what is hegemonic, we have to return to those first callings from when we were little,” says Avilés.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
He is generous with details and evocative descriptions of his many callings.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Working long hours in my callings was part of the appeal.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
“No. We don’t get callings because we live so far. How about you? Do you play in the praise band at your new church?”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
