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sign on

[sahyn-on, -awn] / ˈsaɪnˌɒn, -ˌɔn /
VERB
answer the call
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"The Tennessee license plate used to have a sign on it, or a little motto that said, 'Follow me to Tennessee,'" Bessent said.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

The sign on the tennis courts read 'no bikes and no skateboards'.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

After Nixon’s election, Greenspan declined several invitations to join the new president’s staff but finally agreed to sign on in 1974, just before Nixon resigned as the Watergate scandal erupted.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

I had a sign on my wall when I was a high school teacher that said, “Read critically, write consciously, speak clearly, tell your truth.”

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

By the time my break comes and I Join up with Joe, Pam has already finished painting his finger-nail with a black-and-white yin-yang sign on a bright yellow background.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe




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