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calling for

ADJECTIVE
requesting
Synonyms




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The RFU's women in leadership collective then wrote to the union calling for a change in its policy and to dismiss Smith.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Dipke’s first concrete demand after founding the party came in the form of a petition calling for the resignation of India’s education minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Hadja Lahbib, the EU commissioner for crisis management, visited the provincial capital, Bunia, calling for humanitarian and health workers in the region to be guaranteed access to people in need.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The authors are calling for a coordinated One Health strategy that brings together human health, environmental science, and water management.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

As his synagogue grew from 180 members to nearly 1,200 wine-seeking members in a year, Gardner exclaimed, “They kept calling for wine, wine, and more wine. I refused to violate the law to please them.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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