call to arms
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A call to arms for big sisters everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
The famous phrase "the game is about glory" echoes around the magnificent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before every game as a call to arms and the club's mission statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
The government responded with a wider call to arms that saw thousands of men from government-allied armed factions deploy to the coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2025
It was a call to arms, a campaign strategy session, and—above all—an honest-to-God old-fashioned Pentecostal tent revival.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
I wondered if they were tolling a call to arms or to prayer.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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