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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

Some of those listeners and viewers carry on what storytellers like Miyazaki began, doing their part to beckon us to see beyond life’s troubles for a while, to find a bit more balance.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 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

Venice’s legendary five-star hotels beckon those with unlimited budgets, but we hadn’t come to one of the world’s great walking cities to stay inside a hotel room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Their ears, necks, fingers, and hands are heavy with yellow twenty-four-carat gold jewels as they beckon you over to their counters.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

The Village Center convenience store beckons with shaded parking and a freezer full of frozen treats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

Now, 32 years on, another turning point beckons.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

She beckons to me, but I swerve out of line.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

“Michael Collins,” my dad beckoned, addressing me by my first and middle name he loved so well and alone always used, “tell us something you’ve learned in school.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Quintero beckoned to the master bedroom, Trujillo said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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

That light tugged at Ekon; it beckoned him.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Also, why is that horned carrot-colored creature on the television beckoning her?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The seductive power of the screens, beckoning families from their dining rooms, was unstoppable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

But for the most part, America has always been an optimistic nation, with the future beckoning a better day for everyone.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

In photographs it looks serene and beckoning, parklike even, with hundreds of cool, deep lakes and hazy, tranquil miles of undulating mountains.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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