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summoned

[suhm-uhnd] / ˈsʌm ənd /
ADJECTIVE
called for
Synonyms


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Canadian officials condemned OpenAI's handling of the case and summoned company leaders to Ottawa to explain its security protocols.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Linda Yaccarino, X's former chief executive, was also summoned to a voluntary interview in Paris alongside Musk in April - having been in her role during the period prosecutors said suspected offences occurred.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The production, subduedly aglow in Adam Honoré and Spencer Doughtie’s lighting, has the lyrical beauty of a vintage photograph magically summoned to life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

At the private Greene School in West Palm Beach, students have two teachers per class and continue with school activities until they are summoned to line up for dismissal in a precision-timed digital queue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Thankfully, the ruckus in the henhouse had summoned Dr. Westminster back from his rounds; he came jogging in just in the nick of time.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood