calling
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We’re calling this discussion “information” and not “catastrophizing.”
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
Backlash against Meta’s smart glasses continues to grow, with some people calling the eyewear “pervert glasses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Bessent has also been ramping up pressure on the BOJ to raise interest rates to help support the yen, calling on its Governor Kazuo Ueda to "do the right thing".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
It sure beats the old days of calling and waiting on long holds or hoping to be available for a return call!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
She starts calling around, making plans to go to the north side and take her anger with her.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Both futures speak to him as true callings, both as worthy directions for his soul’s devotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
He is generous with details and evocative descriptions of his many callings.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Working long hours in my callings was part of the appeal.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
A life in the clergy, which the Catholic Church had proclaimed the greatest of all callings, was considered no better than the pursuit of any other vocation in life.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“No. We don’t get callings because we live so far. How about you? Do you play in the praise band at your new church?”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
