calling
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In a move reeking of desperation, Ramaswamy’s campaign ran a spot featuring Acton’s elderly mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a “liar” and suggesting she suffers from severe mental illness.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
"We are calling for presidential elections and the return of our leader Maria Corina Machado," 43-year-old opposition activist Erika Cedeno told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Her followers tell her she reminds them of their own mothers and grandmothers, with some calling her "the mom I never had".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
If I had the marketing savvy of today’s tech giants, I might have issued a press release calling attention to the dangers of my overpowered program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The movie ended with George, overwhelmed by despair, calling up Margery’s ghostly image until he fell over dead himself.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
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
A life in the clergy, which the Catholic Church had proclaimed the greatest of all callings, was considered no better than the pursuit of any other vocation in life.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 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
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