summoned

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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

Following the latest incident, the Indian government summoned the deputy head of the US mission in Delhi, officials told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

On his Truth Social site, Trump said he had summoned his top aides to the White House Situation Room to decide on the deal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

At the end of my final school year as a whatnot, she summoned me to her office.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix