beck

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And as you imply, the new chairman of the Fed will have hundreds of Ph.D.s at his beck and call for whatever studies he may desire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

If they want nutrition advice, wellness coaching, or help with complex medical issues, she’s at their beck and call.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

“You can control traffic, you can control lighting. All of the equipment is at your beck and call.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

In her book, Mulley describes two occasions when Granville was able to turn a snarling guard dog kept by border patrols into her pet that would follow her beck and call.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

Would I have to stay here forever, always at the queen’s beck and call when she needed straw spun to gold?

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff