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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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Ethan was back home and recovering for just over a week when a phone call came from the hospital.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Earth’s atmosphere has always incinerated bits of incoming debris—we call them shooting stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

On the earnings call, management said that multiple data centers are set to go online in calendar 2027.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

In a phone call, he confirmed to the BBC he had given jobs in Doncaster to Muhamadi and rented rooms in his house on Hexthorpe Road to both Barwan and Muhamadi.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Nate and I are more than ready to call it a day when Zara decides to climb the ladder to assess the stuff stored in racks above the workbench.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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