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call up

verb as in draft

verb as in levy

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Documents uncovered later show that the year before Michaelis got the call-up, the manufacturers of the BAe 146 and its power units agreed to pay compensation to two Australian airlines for persistent oil leaks.

Eight caps since her first call-up in November 2022 is scant reward for a player of her ability.

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The uncapped Brendan Doggett would possibly be in line for a call-up, while the likes of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson and Sean Abbott could come into contention.

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O'Reilly's call-up is a reward for his performances with City.

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Sasaki, the rookie phenom who struggled in a starting role before going down with a shoulder injury at the start of the year, could be primed for a big league call-up.

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