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calling

[kaw-ling] / ˈkɔ lɪŋ /


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You can only book it by calling a call center.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

The authors are calling for a coordinated One Health strategy that brings together human health, environmental science, and water management.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The former is a truly abysmal “spy film,” if you can degrade the genre by calling it that, while the latter is the best in the franchise, which isn’t saying much.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took aim at similar criticism from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun early Saturday, calling on him to save Lebanon from its "real foe."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Then Mutti was calling to us from the garden.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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