beckoned
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New building alert: Beckoned by the lingering allure of Old Hollywood, a Chinese developer is building a $300-million condominium skyscraper on a long-moribund corner in the historic Broadway Theater District.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2017
Beckoned back into the fold, he modeled the new look of Saint Laurent after the rock-chick garb of ’70s L.A.
From New York Times • May 20, 2015
Beckoned by foreign countries with mild climates and a lower cost of living, many retirees view living abroad as the fulfillment of a life-long dream.
From Time • Jul. 25, 2012
Beckoned by Yoda in to the cave of evil, Starkiller experiences a vision of other cloned selves crawling at him from the tree roots.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2010
That Odin, when the destined hour had pealed, Beckoned to Alaric, marched by Alaric's side Invisibly to Rome!
From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey
