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calling for

ADJECTIVE
requesting
Synonyms




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"They don't go digital to pass on savings to the consumer," Clemens Istel, a spokesman calling for the boycott, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

This includes one supersite in the countryside of Over, Gloucestershire, which Charlie Coats, chairman of Highnam Parish Council, is calling for the Environment Agency to also deal with.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

That is up from previous guidance calling for $11.5 billion in fiscal 2027 and $16.5 billion in fiscal 2028.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Forecasters are calling for highs of 86 degrees at LAX and 99 degrees in Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Doha’s mother hurried inside, calling for her husband.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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