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Unlike President Emmanuel Macron of France or Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Mr. Starmer has not called for Europe to chart an independent course from the United States on security.
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
All of that, all of the knee on the neck—complete murder was not called for.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Still, the governor has so far not called for Missouri’s gun laws to be further loosened.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
That said, Harris has not called for the eventual elimination of internal combustion vehicles despite such plans in 12 states.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
All of that, all of the knee on the neck—complete murder was not called for.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Still, the governor has so far not called for Missouri’s gun laws to be further loosened.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
That said, Harris has not called for the eventual elimination of internal combustion vehicles despite such plans in 12 states.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Not called for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20called%20for. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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