calling
Example Sentences
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South Korea is evacuating 204 of its citizens and seven other nationals from the Middle East using a military aircraft, the foreign ministry said, calling the operation "unprecedented".
From Barron's
To make his end-of-February deal marathon more entertaining, Mikula pulled up a bingo card with self-imposed challenges in each space like calling 50 dealerships for quotes on one car.
The Independent's Nick Hilton also gave it three stars, calling it "a classy, witty affair that has brilliant potential, but might need a few tweaks".
From BBC
Powell responded with a public video, calling the subpoenas a “pretext” and rejecting any connection to construction costs or his testimony.
From Barron's
However, at a fiery press conference, Pirro dismissed questions about whether her pursuit of the matter would delay plans to replace Powell as chairman when his term ends in May, calling the issue "white noise".
From BBC
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