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beckon

[bek-uhn] / ˈbɛk ən /


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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

But the city’s vibrant offerings still beckon — and many of them can be experienced for less than an Erewhon Malibu Mango Smoothie.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 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

I saw Link beckon the hecklers into a huddle.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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

Finally, Cypriot entrant Antigoni - who you might recognise as a former Love Island contestant - beckons us onto the dancefloor for three minutes of Mediterranean escapism.

From BBC May 8, 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

Some say a mythical creature beckons children to the mountain and they are never seen again.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

At the victim's home, Holder fell asleep on her bed, then woke up and beckoned the woman, who was trying to sleep in her lounge, into her bedroom.

From BBC May 7, 2026

The all-caps ad beckoned Tipton with an oft-used refrain directed at protagonist Carol Sturka: “We’re Sorry We Upset You, Carol.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 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

At the first one the manservant, Das, stopped and beckoned us to enter.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

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

His Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, which opened in 2017, transformed a historic warehouse once used to store opera sets into a beckoning communal performance space.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

Thick vines around the trunks seemed to curl like fingers beckoning me closer.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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