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summon

[suhm-uhn] / ˈsʌm ən /


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The cellmate “tried to press intercom again to summon help, and it just kept ringing and ringing.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

So, while in Santa Monica, Calif., I didn’t hesitate to summon a Waymo for the 2-mile ride to our hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Gustavo Arellano writes that ‘the Dodgers need to summon the moral courage of their past and once again set an example others can follow.’

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

For much of the final round, though, Clark wasn’t able to summon that same sort of magic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

For one thing, these were hardly the people you would summon to address such a dilemma, and, for another, how they would laugh at him if he did.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The Zambian opposition leader who was runner-up in this month's disputed presidential election surrendered to police on Thursday after two weeks in hiding following a summons over an alleged national security threat, state media reported.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

He leaves the room commanding the staff to “Make. Me. Money” and summons the elevator by barking “Open!”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Socialism is a belief, and it summons feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The summons was issued last year but Wright launched a legal challenge which was dismissed by two senior judges on Wednesday.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Lee nodded, as if at a summons, and prayed to the Lord for a little more time.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

A 23-over stand between Shakeel and Masood forced Root to try different plans – Lawrence bowled two overs of his off-spin – until the skipper once again summoned the reliable Robinson.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

In the fall of 2020, while Rowan was still sequestered in the Hamptons and his other homes because of Covid, Black summoned him to his hundred-acre spread in Bedford, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Then, Prior summoned head athletic trainer Thomas Albert.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Miliband said he delivered the message directly to his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar and that Israel's charge d'affaires was summoned to the foreign ministry.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The mound of riches she’d summoned sank back into the earth.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, when he was their age, young Giles, nicknamed Ripper, terrorized London by summoning hell spawn for fun.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

It’s an admirable acknowledgement of those behind the scenes, slotting film reels into the Dryden’s 75-year-old projectors, summoning shimmering worlds before our eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's May 25, 2026

In the background Hades fought from his black chariot, summoning wave after wave of zombies out of the ground, but the forces of the Titan’s army seemed just as endless.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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