summoned

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She was summoned to meet the maestro soon afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

One day that October, Cook walked off the stage after his first major product launch only to be summoned to Jobs’s home to say goodbye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Barely had he unpacked than White was summoned to the foreign ministry for intervening in a case involving Jewish circumcisers in Antwerp -- a probe he called "antisemitic."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Elon Musk has been summoned to a voluntary interview by French authorities on Monday as they continue to probe his platform X, but whether the tech billionaire will turn up remains to be seen.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“We were actually summoned to the rating agency and told, ‘You guys just don’t get it,’” says Gertner.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis