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Captain Siya Kolisi has called on the Springboks to summon inspiration from Soweto's pivotal part in South Africa's history as they take on New Zealand on the edge of the Johannesburg township on Saturday.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The cellmate “tried to press intercom again to summon help, and it just kept ringing and ringing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Vonnegut’s openness to serendipitous in-person encounters is exactly the spirit that Nicholas Epley hopes to summon with “A Little More Social,” a cheerful, data-supported apologia for conversation and conviviality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Today, you can still summon an entire generation with the opening guitar melody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

All three children remembered how the fortune-teller had used a crystal ball to summon spirits from Beyond the Veil.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The following day, police sergeant Sidney Short served him with a summons.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

A Salvadoran woman who had lived in the U.S. since the 1980s held a summons for an immigration hearing while commenting that Navarette looked better than she had in a while.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Zambian opposition leader who was runner-up in this month's disputed presidential election surrendered to police on Thursday after two weeks in hiding following a summons over an alleged national security threat, state media reported.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Juliet answers Jonathan’s summons to join him in questioning witnesses and potential suspects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The blade Lesedi summons is thinner than mine, but looks sharper and more defined.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

When an ambassador is summoned, it typically means they are being called for a formal meeting, where the host country will express displeasure over their government's actions.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Barbara has summoned her three daughters to her suburban Indiana home, saying she needs their help.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Russian ambassadors in Berlin, London, Paris, Brussels and other capitals have been summoned by their hosts for stern lectures.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

She said she was summoned to a court hearing by police, but decided not to go because she feared officials wanted to use the meeting to extract a bribe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

A doctor was summoned to the Hotel Toplice, and one of the Yugoslavian players served as translator.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

A guard yelled into the common room, summoning Wilber during the early afternoon of June 26.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The Nazi surrender brought a new challenge: absorbing a decade’s worth of horrors while summoning the will to help Europe rebuild.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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

In the background Hades fought from his black chariot, summoning wave after wave of zombies out of the ground, but the forces of the Titan’s army seemed just as endless.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan