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Bangladesh's prime minister Tarique Rahman congratulated the team on a video call with the players.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Friends didn’t hesitate to call out the mediocre production value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
His next goal: call a game on consecutive days, just as a relief pitcher has to prove he can pitch on consecutive days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
But sometimes the justices also put out a call for this complex to give them a reason to do something.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
My cell alerts me that I missed a call from Grandma Sadie.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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"Call this justice?" asks the Sun's headline as it reports that Henry Nowak's killer will be allowed prison-to-prison video calls with his mother.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
In 2026, no one questions a reality show set 20 minutes from Park City, Utah, or wonders why Netflix dating shows host their casting calls in exurban Charlotte.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Others on recent earnings calls expressed deeper reservations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
You also have another series, called The Best of AI: Animation, that calls its entries “human in spirit” and proclaims that “another cinematic language is being written right now.”
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
A voice calls around the corner, interrupting, “Luce! Honey or ani?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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“It should have been called the Frank Jobe operation,” ElAttrache told The Times in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Like" counts, for instance, have been part of Meta since its early years, when it was still called Facebook and that was its only platform.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Observer missions, including the European Union, called on parties to tone down inflammatory statements ahead of final results, due on Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
By the time the Cardinals finally called him up this weekend, he had hit 34 home runs—seven more than anybody else at his level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Autism spectrum disorder. It used to be called just autism.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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At one extreme, you’ve got activists calling for a pause of AI development, worried about the safety of such systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Morocco has also experienced youth-driven social movements, such as the GenZ 212 collective, which last year organised mass protests calling for better health and education services.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The football journey of the 6-foot-6, 285-pound junior involves a change of positions, a change in eating habits and a recognition he has found his calling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
This was just one of hundreds of posts that we are calling "mirage" content, which paint a deceptive picture of a place distinct from reality.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“They’re having their last show, and I promised him I’d be here. He’s the guy I’ve been calling you about all summer long.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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