calling
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What if launching a satellite was as easy as calling a cab?
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
From her London base, she is up by 2 a.m. most days, calling locals and sifting through data to find companies ripe for a shake up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Others in Merz's party have been forthright in their condemnation, calling on Spahn to resign as head of the CDU's parliamentary group.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The rule “restores integrity to the nation’s immigration system,” Homeland Security said in a statement, calling the previous “duration of status” policy outdated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It always ended up with Aunt J calling him Earl Jr. just to annoy him.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Both futures speak to him as true callings, both as worthy directions for his soul’s devotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
A remarkable polymath, Goethe himself served as an advisor to Weimar’s Grand Duke, brilliantly balancing political compromises with literature’s highest spiritual callings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 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
“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
