calling
Example Sentences
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“It’s not as easy as hiring someone and calling them a forward-deployed engineer. These are not capabilities investors have a lot of patience for. That’s not what the model was built for.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
None of these summer-style temperatures in early spring bodes well for the actual summer ahead, in which a “Super El Niño” is predicted to unleash itself, a weather phenomenon some are calling “Godzilla El Niño.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The union is calling for a ban on social media for under-16s and a ban on phones in schools.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
But calling logistics “boring” understates the real barrier to scale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He wanted the best for all souls—even irritating badgers trying to steal his calling.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.