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Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Voices Commentary: Angel City takes stand against immigration raids as others stay silent
June 17, 2025
In 13 months, Hayes has given 27 players their first call-up to the senior national team.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The other Colorado native who had a shot at a call-up was Gotham FC midfielder Jaelin Howell.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
Thrown right into the fire after getting the call-up from Triple-A Syracuse, Kranick saw the game turn upside down after Danny Jansen capped the six-run frame with with a two-run homer that made the score 7-5.
—Fiifi Frimpong, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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Noun
His stuff was considered by many to be the best in the minors prior to his call-up last week.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Voices Commentary: Angel City takes stand against immigration raids as others stay silent
June 17, 2025
In 13 months, Hayes has given 27 players their first call-up to the senior national team.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The other Colorado native who had a shot at a call-up was Gotham FC midfielder Jaelin Howell.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
Thrown right into the fire after getting the call-up from Triple-A Syracuse, Kranick saw the game turn upside down after Danny Jansen capped the six-run frame with with a two-run homer that made the score 7-5.
—Fiifi Frimpong, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (up)
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Frederick’s receiving line In 2024, more than 30,000 visitors lined up to meet Horace within the conservatory, which is located in Como Park at 1225 Estabrook Drive.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
19 June 2025
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Here is how the Dodgers (45-29) will line up for Game 3: Wednesday’s pitching matchup Padres RHP Stephen Kolek (3-2, 3.50 ERA) Kolek’s scoreless streak had reached 16⅔ innings, the longest by a Padre this season, before giving up five runs — four earned — in 4⅓ innings in Friday’s loss in Arizona.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Brad Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, a once-promising driver who is recruited to help his friend and former driver, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), who is in danger of being ousted by the board of his racing team.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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The researchers recruited 34 adults who’d had chronic, nonspecific LBP for more than three months and randomly divided them into two groups.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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A question of intent About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Last month, his NYPD started handing out criminal instead of civil summonses to bike riders for running red lights or otherwise riding recklessly, a drastic shift that has outraged transit advocates and City Council members who note car drivers do not face such penalties for similar infractions.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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The Journal reported a luxury wedding with 200 guests such as Bezos’ costs about $4 million, citing Jamie Simon, director of events at luxury planning firm Banana Split, which organized the multiday wedding between Sofia Richie Grainge and Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge in 2023.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In 2023, Malaysian Roblox players organized a pro-Palestinian protest in the midst of escalating violence in the Middle East.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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The Chief enlists the help of marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and professional shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw).—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Follow these final takeaways to enlist the power of the pen in getting your message delivered to the right audience: Respect Journalistic Expertise The strongest media relationships recognize journalists operate under tight deadlines, editorial standards, and professional judgment.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Israel has indicated further operations inside Iranian territory are imminent, and Western officials are closely monitoring for signs of Iranian escalation or proxy mobilization.—
Amir Daftari
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Trump’s June 7 order authorizing the mobilization of Marines and Guard members to quell protests in Los Angeles allows the Pentagon to do so in any state.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Historically, most performers have developed their art by being taken under the wings of friends as part of drag families or drag houses, or by practicing at home and summoning the courage to sign up for open sets at bars.—
David Mack,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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The Angels summoned Moore, a second baseman, on June 13 in Baltimore.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
Verb
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The Trump administration has already frozen more than $2 billion in grants to Harvard, threatened to rescind its tax-exempt status and gone after the university's ability to enroll foreign students.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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And even borrowers who could benefit from ICR may not be able to enroll quickly enough – there is a 1.5 million application backlog for IDR applications, with wide variability in processing times.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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