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
As the warmer weather summons us to spend more time outdoors, we might find ourselves feeling a little crowded.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
There was a fake but convincing summons from the Sao Paolo police apparently charging one individual with money-laundering, typically used to scare victims into transferring funds or information about bank accounts.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Indonesia issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with a social media ban for under-16s that entered into force over the weekend, the communications minister said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
At his summons, wheeling with a rending cry, in a last desperate race there flew, faster than the winds, the Nazgûl, the Ringwraiths, and with a storm of wings they hurtled southwards to Mount Doom.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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