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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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Call it a stretch, call it being good at your job, but it’s difficult to deny how much of Jolie is embedded within the screenplay.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

It is something Hayley, who was diagnosed a year before rising to fame in The Call Centre in 2013, has lived with for as long as she can remember.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Call me a Dow hater, if you must.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

He drew a walk in the second inning, advanced to second on Tommy Edman’s single and was replaced by pinch-runner Alex Call soon after.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

“Mr. Fabian, I found the girls. Call an ambulance!”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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