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The Greek government said it had "never" been threatened or pressured, and the foreign ministry said it was "unnecessary" to summon Guilfoyle on the issue.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

She said she was "incredibly traumatised and not able to summon help", then dialled 999 in desperation.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

We have to summon what we think is important about being people, both for ourselves and for our kids.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

But know only that in its opening minutes we learn that we have been swindled and are now part of a ritual of sorts to summon said alien.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Where is Bruno? If you don't tell me at once I shall summon the police!"

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

Instead of basking in the wealth he had amassed as a banker and financier, Mellon accepted a summons from President-elect Warren G. Harding and got on a train to Marion, Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

According to the filing, attempts were made to serve Seaver with a summons on three separate occasions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

But a change of address meant he missed a court summons, triggering a deportation order that ICE agents noticed.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Lawyers for Black, who has sued over the summons, called the contempt move "outrageous".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The summons and charging document had been submitted on Tuesday, August 21, though word had not reached the Church and Reggie until a few days later, on Friday.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Seoul previously summoned Kyiv's ambassador and threatened unspecified "further measures".

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Last week Raice summoned the foreign staff to a virtual meeting and delivered a 15-minute tirade that Status obtained on audio and later released in full.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it had summoned the Russian ambassador.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Radev convened an emergency meeting on Tuesday and said he had summoned Russian envoy Eleonora Mitrofanova.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The U.S. secretary of the interior, Stewart Udall, happened to be visiting Russia, and Khrushchev summoned him for a talk.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Listening to Xiu Xiu’s “Eraserhead” on a hot and stormy Friday afternoon is an atavistic summoning of the many gifts that David Lynch left us to remember him by.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

His considerable height, lean frame and beard only added to the sense that, at least in spirit, Mr. Glass has succeeded in summoning the man he so clearly venerates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

India has also lodged a strong protest with Washington over the strike, summoning a senior US diplomat and calling for an end to attacks on commercial vessels in the region.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

I’d almost convinced myself that his summoning of the matchmaker had just been a conniption, that he’d done it purely to scare me straight.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu