beckon
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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 β Sep. 1, 2026
But after the theatre and drama of Monday, the hard questions for the Labour Party and for Burnham beckon.
From BBC β Jun. 22, 2026
And like my home, the language of this room wants to invite and beckon.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 16, 2026
The mountains beckon to me not only because I find them beautiful.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 12, 2025
They nod and beckon us to come over.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Hopefully the generation of Gen Z musicians depicted in the film still lust over the chance to try, even as a wretched economy makes road-dogging harder today while digital fame beckons instead.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 5, 2026
Downing Street beckons for a man who has long dreamed of leading his party and his country.
From BBC β Jul. 17, 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 β 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 β May 6, 2026
The cook with his carroty head is begging us to eat; he beckons with his ladle to every one that passes, and spoons him out a great dollop.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
The projects became further bogged down after major U.S. oil companies declined to participate when better opportunities beckoned.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 4, 2026
A 1968 advertisement published in The Times beckoned investors to purchase their own two-acre lake for less than $12,000.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 3, 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 β 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 β Jun. 25, 2026
Gurgi beckoned them toward the chicken roost and the companions hurried after him.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
At the table beside mine, an older man kept beckoning strangers over to share his.
From Salon β Sep. 8, 2026
Also, why is that horned carrot-colored creature on the television beckoning her?
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 28, 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 β Apr. 17, 2026
Masterful France captain Dupont again glided through the Welsh defence but centre Brau-Boirie lost possession with the try-line beckoning.
From BBC β Feb. 15, 2026
In response to Davis's beckoning finger, a man detached himself from a nearby wall against which he was leaning and came up to them.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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