call for

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Even players such as Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who will each be playing in the World Cup for a record sixth time, don’t take that call for granted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"We call for calm and for space to allow justice to take its course," it added.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He issued a call for scientists to keep being brave and inquisitive, and for governments to fund their innovations.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Some days require an all-out effort; others call for a lazy stroll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

For the young women who answered the Komsomol call for volunteers on October 10, 1941, their transformation from civilians to soldiers was abrupt.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein