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summon

[suhm-uhn] / ˈsʌm ən /


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In summoning so much mirth for its monument to merriment, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” cheerfully rages against the dying of the light.

From The Wall Street Journal

On this particular Sunday, Williams summons a song from thin air.

From The Wall Street Journal

When David unexpectedly finds himself summoned to meet the monarch, he naturally assumes he’s in big trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it doesn’t fly without an actor of Seyfried’s caliber, who can summon unpredictable mayhem from her fingertips.

From Los Angeles Times

After the success of “Everything in Its Path,” Erikson found himself continually summoned to other disaster sites by attorneys or advocates for those devastated communities who sensed similar existential scars forming.

From The Wall Street Journal