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beckon

verb as in call, signal, or lure

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For Jones, a new series of Vigil beckons, with filming in Scotland and Norway.

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Boulter has an excellent record when representing Great Britain and, after taking the opening set against Pegula, an 18th win in 24 matches for her country beckoned.

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He rather gave away his wicket as a century beckoned, caught sweeping by Tristan Stubbs, but it did nothing to halt England's momentum, with Salt seizing his opportunity to steal the show.

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There are crime stories propelled by tragic anti-heroes, and then there’s “Task,” a story that beckons us to understand and sympathize with Robbie as a man floating between grace and the unerring gravity of reality.

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Sun-warmed papaya, halved and neatly wrapped in plastic, beckoned to be eaten.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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