beckon
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But head coach Sergej Jakirovic will be sitting out the Sin City jaunt as he takes a more peaceful breather before the bright lights of the Premier League beckon.
From BBC ● May 23, 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
The first of her nine Olympic gold medals came in the event at the 2012 London Games, and the 28-year-old shows no sign of relinquishing her grip as the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics beckon.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
One hundred feet into the square, Café Iruña’s terrace and vapors of freshly brewed coffee beckon.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
Along this path the hobbits trudged, side by side, unable to see Gollum in front of them, except when he turned back to beckon them on.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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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 ● Aug. 5, 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
"But it's fabulous that he's put it on the map, isn't it? Surely a statue beckons."
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Justice Fikeis beckons to the two other justices.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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
She raised their two sons in the African bush until serious schooling finally beckoned them back to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Sean Dyche's name has inevitably been linked after a good body of work fighting against the odds at Burnley and Everton, where he kept both teams up when relegation beckoned.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
The board beckoned Iger back in November 2022 to quell a revolt by senior Disney executives and allay concerns among investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Then he got on his knees and beckoned to me to do the same.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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She said Holder initially fell asleep on her bed, but woke up and began beckoning Gemma, who was trying to sleep in the lounge.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
Masterful France captain Dupont again glided through the Welsh defence but centre Brau-Boirie lost possession with the try-line beckoning.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
Within minutes, fresh Payesh was served, beckoning everyone to the dining table with an unspoken yet unifying urge.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
In his mind, Ares and Mars had gone silent, but Frank thought he heard other voices whispering in the side corridors, beckoning him to veer off course, to come closer and listen to them speak.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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