summons
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The new summons, just weeks after Musk didn’t show up for a voluntary interview with French prosecutors, escalates a trans-Atlantic feud over France’s handling of its long-running probe of X.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Bieber asks, and the trick of a song born from a branding problem is that it summons the sensation of endless ascent.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Indonesia began enforcing a social media ban for users under the age of 16 on Saturday, and has already issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with the law.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Dawud Burke, D4vd's father, fought against the summons in a Texas court, and in doing so included portions of material from the California case that had not been previously available to the public.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
When the gong sounded for breakfast at nine o'clock it found everyone up and awaiting the summons.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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