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The table’s triangular, gently curved glass plane reads like the calm surface of a pool, beneath which the legs summon a cascade of associations: sea life, bones, waterfowl, twisted roots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

The WHO chief and Brazil's president on Monday urged the G7 to summon the "courage" to finish the international treaty on handling future pandemics.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

He doesn’t abandon art, but he can’t summon the urge to sell himself or his work, to graft his joy in making things onto the caprices of the marketplace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

The valets in the lobby summon golf carts with a flick of the wrist, graciously driving me back and forth from the parking lot.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

I think he expected me to agree wholeheartedly about the suffering of the Haitian poor and the injustices of the world, but I couldn’t always summon the same anger he felt.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The new summons, just weeks after Musk didn’t show up for a voluntary interview with French prosecutors, escalates a trans-Atlantic feud over France’s handling of its long-running probe of X.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Bieber asks, and the trick of a song born from a branding problem is that it summons the sensation of endless ascent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

There was a fake but convincing summons from the Sao Paolo police apparently charging one individual with money-laundering, typically used to scare victims into transferring funds or information about bank accounts.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

Indonesia issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with a social media ban for under-16s that entered into force over the weekend, the communications minister said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

“I watch the sardines,” murmurs Madame, “and the termites, and the crows . . .” Etienne summons a doctor who prescribes rest, aspirin, and aromatic violet comfits.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

But his highest level of fame came from playing a thoughtful paleontologist summoned to an island off Costa Rica full of cloned dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park” in 1993.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Klee’s pictures, intimate yet enigmatic, feel less made than summoned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Doha later summoned Iran's deputy ambassador to lodge a complaint, demanding an explanation and urging Tehran to "immediately cease any practices undermining regional security."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

The Akal Takht summoned Sikh ministers and legislators from across parties, including the AAP, to explain why they had backed the law.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Unused as I was to strangers, it was rather a trial to appear thus formally summoned in Mr. Rochester’s presence.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

Meanwhile, when he was their age, young Giles, nicknamed Ripper, terrorized London by summoning hell spawn for fun.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 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

Last week, Canada said it was summoning the Israeli ambassador over the incident.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

He paused, summoning the kind of starry-eyed reverie of his dining hall speeches.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely