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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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The series plays like a requiem as well as a call to action.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"I got a call saying my children hadn't eaten for two days," says Rabani, his voice choking up.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Initially, police deployed to an area around a high school with which the suspect was associated, until they received a call of an active shooter at the Islamic Center.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Psychologists call this hedonic adaptation: the tendency to absorb improvements into our baseline until they no longer feel like gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

I stare at the minutes ticking by on the screen, the call still in progress, but when I hold it up to my ear there’s only static.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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