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summon

[suhm-uhn] / ˈsʌm ən /


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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

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

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

I nodded and tried to summon my voice.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The judge later said that his decision meant Turk could call evidence from the former duke, but that a witness summons "will likely" be needed to compel Mountbatten-Windsor to give evidence.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

It’s late afternoon and I’m studying in the cellar when my mother summons me to the phone.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Some people had been summoned two hours away to ICE offices in Cincinnati, or Blue Ash, to submit to tracking devices.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Rams summoned McManus and veteran Matt Prater to Woodland Hills for a tryout, and chose McManus after the workout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

South Sudan has summoned Sudan's ambassador to lodge a formal protest.

From BBC ● 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

As he said that, a few of the colorful insects flapped lazily around his head, almost as if summoned.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Arms out, fingers splayed, she takes a comic-book summoning pose familiar from decades of mutant movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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

Leicester will be summoning the spirit that flattened Saints 41-17 in the reverse fixture a month ago.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

“No, sir,” I mutter, summoning a layer of polite.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz


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