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summon

[suhm-uhn] / ˈsʌm ən /


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She said she was "incredibly traumatised and not able to summon help", then dialled 999 in desperation.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

We have to summon what we think is important about being people, both for ourselves and for our kids.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

But know only that in its opening minutes we learn that we have been swindled and are now part of a ritual of sorts to summon said alien.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Captain Siya Kolisi has called on the Springboks to summon inspiration from Soweto's pivotal part in South Africa's history as they take on New Zealand on the edge of the Johannesburg township on Saturday.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

She had goaded him for years to learn to summon and aim lightning, with dismal results.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

But a change of address meant he missed a court summons, triggering a deportation order that ICE agents noticed.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Others have received a summons for an interview in April next year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The following day, police sergeant Sidney Short served him with a summons.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

A Salvadoran woman who had lived in the U.S. since the 1980s held a summons for an immigration hearing while commenting that Navarette looked better than she had in a while.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Then I can't think of anything else, so we sit in silence until a Peacemaker summons him.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Noem was summoned before Congress over those scandals and others, including her alleged misuse of government funds on television advertisements and private luxury jets.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Isfahan Revolutionary Court dismissed his application to appeal and relatives were summoned for a final meeting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

But on two occasions when guards summoned Kao over the intercom, he refused to enter the visitation room.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Tell me about being summoned to a hotel room by Harvey Weinstein not long after you’d started Endeavor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“You gave blood, and so you summoned those who share that blood. You called on your foremothers, and they answered.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

A guard yelled into the common room, summoning Wilber during the early afternoon of June 26.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Listening to Xiu Xiu’s “Eraserhead” on a hot and stormy Friday afternoon is an atavistic summoning of the many gifts that David Lynch left us to remember him by.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

India has also lodged a strong protest with Washington over the strike, summoning a senior US diplomat and calling for an end to attacks on commercial vessels in the region.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Last week, Canada said it was summoning the Israeli ambassador over the incident.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Unfortunately, Jason was too busy summoning his storm.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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