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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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Chief Executive Mary Barra touted the division this summer in a call with analysts, saying she anticipated $700 million in defense revenue this year and double-digit margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf said at the time that the incident was "a wake-up call" for the industry.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“For generations, our communities have used lowriders to tell our stories, celebrate our heritage, and create something beautiful out of the streets we call home.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Following a sales call, he said, he was driving home when he noticed two men talking in front of a house on State Highway 53.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But through it all, Clare swore he heard the desperate call of his friend.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The chip sector had suffered Monday following calls over the weekend from AI leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to slow the pace of AI development.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

The smaller data centers, which Crusoe calls Spark, offer the firm another advantage: speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Mobile users across London say their mobile service is becoming increasingly unreliable, with reports of slow data speeds, failed connections and calls not getting through.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

However, there is no record of Walters making any calls after midnight or so—nothing around 2 a.m., when he and Oxford were allegedly fleeing the Roebucks’ house.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The telephone calls are going to stop, and I am going to have to keep going.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Banks issuing cards have to support what is called “agentic tokens” that contain a user’s intent and the data for the purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

When AHR is activated in these cells, it triggers a cellular defense system called the NLRP6 inflammasome.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Awad says there’s a song written about the book by an indie band from western Massachusetts called the Greys, and you can buy fan-crafted “Bunny” merch on Etsy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

She called for action from the government to help independent businesses in the short term to get up and running in the town centre.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Many miles away from Ateneo de Manila University, out on the Pacific Ocean, a ship called the President Grant ventures into Philippine waters.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

So, I’m calling it now: When we realize what’s been lost, middle manager will be the hottest job out there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The newspapers of 1938 were calling it a monster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

They are calling not only for a full investigation into historic conversion practices, but also for accountability and a comprehensive ban on all forms of conversion therapy.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Best known for accurately calling the U.S. housing bust in 2007, Gundlach said he worries that “we’re past that point where everything’s viewed as beautiful” when it comes to the AI trade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

His calling and texting makes my palms sweat and my insides tumble into each other.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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