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  • present participle of call.
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calling

[kaw-ling] / ˈkɔ lɪŋ /


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Trucking executives are calling an end to one of the longest freight downturns in carriers’ memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Several of those were claimed by a new group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In April his brother paid emotional tribute to the men's parents, calling their deaths "almost too impossible to process."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Republican strategist Kevin Spillane credits Hilton’s TV show, “The Next Revolution,” which ran for six years, with boosting his profile, calling Fox News the most important media vehicle within the conservative and Republican framework.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But once I’m out of eyesight but not out of earshot, I hear Theo calling me again.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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