convoke
Example Sentences
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Each time, I marveled at the brand of magic my mother convoked to exact big, dynamic flavors from a couple of potatoes and a can of chickpeas.
From Washington Post
Legislators since last week have twice suspended sessions to finalize the reform of the transition statute and have not yet convoked a new one.
From Reuters
It is the second time in less than two months that Congress has convoked a vote on ousting Vizcarra, who is popular with Peruvians but has no party backing him in the legislature.
From Seattle Times
When she took office on Nov. 12, Áñez said she her job as interim president would be convoking new elections to replace Morales, though she didn’t explicitly rule out running in those elections.
From Seattle Times
“The government has been very slow to convoke us,” said Julio Roberto Gómez, head of the General Labor Confederation, one of the nation’s largest unions and a member of the National Strike Committee.
From Seattle Times
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