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call for

verb as in demand; entail

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“But Secretary Duffy’s call for people to dress up as a way to fix it? Nice try. That’s not going to go anywhere. And in fact, I think that undermines the message.”

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People have also posted urgent calls for help on Matchima's Facebook page.

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Last Thanksgiving, AAA responded to nearly 600,000 emergency roadside assistance calls for issues such as empty fuel tanks, dead batteries, and flat tires.

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Early discussions for the new fleet call for roughly 280 to 300 crewed ships backed up by large numbers of unmanned vessels.

He’s ready to take fearless action when it’s called for.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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