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Like many shows across the country, “Phantom” could not summon back the audiences that sustained it before brutal pandemic closures drained the lifeblood out of the industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

She added that Mr. Trump might also summon back one or more of the four he talked with on Sunday for an additional talk.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2017

The incursion prompted Tokyo on Sunday to temporarily summon back its ambassador to China, Uchiro Niwa.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2012

Her 1964 essay mourning the killing of John F. Kennedy best displays the author's power to summon back events.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even today, that’s how I summon back my father when the need arises.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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