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In Peru, the Senate recently voted unanimously to summon the foreign minister to explain what the country was committing to by joining the Shield of the Americas, and the extent of U.S. involvement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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

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

Her mouth went dry as she tried to summon more words, anything to make the Yaba warriors listen, but it was too late.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 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

He leaves the room commanding the staff to “Make. Me. Money” and summons the elevator by barking “Open!”

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

So one day in September he is sued an urgent summons to Kamen.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

Barrot and fellow ministers from Belgium and the Netherlands said they had summoned Russian ambassadors in protest at the attack.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Sweden also summoned the Russian ambassador in Stockholm over the incident, its Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a news conference, citing its allegiance to Germany and Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Jefferson summoned a physician but it was futile, and Isaac’s mother, Ursula, died in April 1800.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

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

“When he’s on,” the late critic Stanley Crouch wrote, he “seems immense, summoning the entire history of jazz, capable of blowing a hole through a wall.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

“Of course. And will you be summoning the dead to you this haunted night or lighting a bonfire with your companions?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas