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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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He searched news stories about the fire in the early hours of the morning and tried to call and text an ex-boyfriend who lived in the area where the fire burned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Or the dipper, a little bird Norwegians call “the Fossekall, the ‘Call of the waterfall,’” that once gave Mr. Macfarlane a change of mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Four days later, Miten received a call in the morning from police in London.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Revenue declined 1.7% to $800.33 million, beating the analyst consensus call for $792.6 million, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Save them for the band’s fundraising effort and find that young one selling those beaded key rings. We’ll call it what it is tonight: redistributing the wealth.”

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




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