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Its passionate fans supported the show during its transfers to the West End and Broadway, as well as after Hollywood beckoned and a film version of the musical was produced.—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025 The two-year Treasury yield sank back below 4% for the first time in several months, beckoning the Fed to prioritize growth risks over steady inflation.—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025 In Cairo, the Sphinx, the Giza Pyramids and the magnificent Pyramid of Cheops beckon.—Rona Berg, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Bello Morales was arrested Jan. 12 and accused of beckoning a 13-year-old girl over to a car on the Far Northwest Side, records show.—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beckon
Whatever the reasons for a decline in club-going, Fields' TikTok video sparked a wave of nostalgia and longing for a time when nightlife was more affordable and less likely to be recorded.
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John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Children may expect to begin posting and instantly see a wave of followers, yet that isn't often the case.
But what ensues is neither hilarious nor ludicrous, just sort of lightly strange, leading to an ending that amounts to a shrug.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
The loungewear shop also showcases elevated basics like tees and crewnecks, soft jersey shorts, shrugs, pullovers, and matching slides in popular colors.
Maurice is the prince of our household and has us at his beck and call.
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Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab.
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