beckon
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Open the door to the theater, and discover a place of urban enchantment, where a red velvet door and crimson wallpaper beckon guests to come closer and sit inside.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
The first of her nine Olympic gold medals came in the event at the 2012 London Games, and the 28-year-old shows no sign of relinquishing her grip as the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics beckon.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
The mountains beckon to me not only because I find them beautiful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Shops have stayed open even on holidays, and at dusk, dozens of cars line up the streets as a string of flashy signboards beckon shoppers into the flower-adorned stores.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
Then they stand, wrap their arms around each other’s shoulders, and beckon me over.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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