called for
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He alluded to rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, who have called for tighter controls on the technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The World Meteorological Organization has called for more scientific research, pointing to a "rise in demand for these activities ... due to the frequency of droughts".
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Abbott, who is up for re-election, called for a comprehensive audit to get more information on each data center project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Lastly, the letter called for victims and bereaved families to be "properly considered whenever significant changes are made to sentencing or release arrangements".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
With a crowd gathering and the president vomiting, Dr. Smith Townshend called for help in carrying Garfield to a more private area.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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
