call on
Example Sentences
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Professor Steve Turner, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, welcomed the plan and called on the health secretary to "right the wrongs of the past".
From BBC
I have made plenty of calls on stocks that worked out.
From Barron's
Though Wood has been selling Tesla stock lately, Barron’s argued recently that the moves were small and likely reflected portfolio management actions, rather than a call on the shares.
From Barron's
Among its recommendation, the postmortem called on the party to develop “a more welcoming brand of conservatism” and suggested an extensive set of “inclusion” proposals for minority groups, including Latinos, Asians and African Americans.
From Los Angeles Times
City Council called on the city’s water utility to explain why firefighters ran out of water and why a key reservoir was offline.
From Los Angeles Times
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