called for
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They also called for final passage of their bill.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Prince William has called for a military culture that is more inclusive and respectful of women - and has warned that at present those values are not always being met.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Prominent companies and individuals have also recently called for mechanisms that would allow AI labs and countries to slow development in a coordinated way to buy time for alignment research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
On Sunday, the pope said the economy should serve people rather than the reverse and called for special concern for those affected by "illness, dependency and disability."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Conger called for water, poured a little into Booth’s mouth, and he spit it out.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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
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