summoned

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The two preachers have previously been detained by authorities, the most recent being in January, when they were summoned by police for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

If not for this arch, prickly, but intellectually daring English lord, would Paine have summoned the resources to produce “Common Sense”?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

India summoned a top U.S. diplomat in protest after the incident, the second time a commercial vessel with Indian crew came under fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In the spring of 2021, a 25-year-old man was summoned to help a friend in a confrontation at a low-income housing development in Middletown, Connecticut.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

It was Mrs. Pritchard who’d taught me that Bible verse about asking and receiving, so I took a deep breath and summoned up a chunk of courage.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney