called for
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Sierra Canyon was called for 14 penalties and 165 yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
AI leaders called for a slowdown, the 10-year Treasury yield hit 5% and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
After US President Donald Trump called for UFO files to be released in an executive order earlier this year, the Pentagon has declassified hundreds of files in a series of six drops.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The report added that the project’s three-year operating plan called for a $6.8 billion budget for same-day fulfillment-center capacity in the U.S. through 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
She called for him to stop, but he did not.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Feel free to replace the called-for spices with store-bought chili seasoning to taste.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2022
Check out this detailed walkthrough from Food 52 for making sufganiyot, but instead of the called-for apricot jam, consider a variation that uses blood orange marmalade.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021
Too many people in that organization are overpaid and lack the called-for belly fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
He still seems to be in his £25,000 shepherd’s hut, writing this wildly called-for book of his, with the publication date now pushed back again to some unspecified date next year.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2018
But Dad hated unprintable words, and the fact that he had stood up for his son didn’t prevent him from holding a full-dress court of inquiry once he got home, and administering the called-for punishment.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
