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Who wrote to Ralph Waldo Emerson, "I do not beckon you here because mountains are more glorious"?

beckon

[bek-uhn] / ˈbɛk ən /




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Adds Miyashita: "These puzzles beckon our curiosity. After all, spiral forms in nature have inspired human creations ranging from rotini pasta, to a barber's pole or even portrayals of the biblical 'Tower of Babel'."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

But after the theatre and drama of Monday, the hard questions for the Labour Party and for Burnham beckon.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The result at Deanna Evans is a series of shrines through which eyes consider us or hands, clasped in prayer or curved in a blessing, beckon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

And like my home, the language of this room wants to invite and beckon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

At her beckon, warmth flooded her instantly, as though she’d swallowed a piece of sunrise.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Another day of danger beckons for this battered European metropolis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It’s that “churn” that beckons Carney to break his promise to himself and once again divert from his legit furniture store business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Once the final track has been played, “F.I.G” beckons us to replay, revel in our emotions and dance once, maybe twice or thrice, more.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Overseas opportunity still beckons for the concert industry, even as Americans feel the sting of high inflation and demand shows signs of returning to earth from the postpandemic peak.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

The woman beckons you over to the ticket booth.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

“Without Lilith Fair there would be no Daisy Chain,” said Olivia Rodrigo, who beckoned McLachlan to the stage Saturday night to perform her 1997 hit, “Building a Mystery.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

As a high-schooler Busby performed locally; a music career beckoned, but based on his academic performance an FBI recruiter offered him a position in the bureau’s fingerprinting lab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

After making his name in his native Denmark with the 1996 crime drama “Pusher” and its sequels, he was beckoned to America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Over time, he and his apostles took on various ideologies, dropping them for new ones as times changed and power beckoned.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

He beckoned the first beastkeepers in line as they struggled to guide a pair of silverback gorillas into the tent by their harnesses.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Every time I open TikTok lately, I’m inundated with Kalshi ads beckoning me to bet on “Dancing with the Stars.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

At the table beside mine, an older man kept beckoning strangers over to share his.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Who is the spooky, smiling woman beckoning to a young girl at the edge of her garden?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

His exuberant prose engages all our senses, beckoning us, the way a flower would a curious bee, into a world of hidden wonders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Liam held up a finger in my direction, beckoning me over to him.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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