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as in lines up
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as in recruits
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls (up)
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Students learn from industry veterans Center Principal Brandy Schneider said the center recruits instructors from industry rather than only classroom teachers.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026 -
An adaptation of the Capcom video game series from director Kitao Sakurai, the film has Koji playing the franchise’s central martial artist, Ryu, who reunites with Ken (Centineo) when Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Alex arrives to find Lucy literally quaking in fear, especially when Stephen summons the two of them to come meet his latest prey, whose name is Tegan.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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While trying to make music after her mother’s death, Julie (Madison Reyes) summons the spirits of a band that died in 1995 and ends up behind their new lead singer.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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Local districts pay tuition for every student who enrolls in regional schools.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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Wootton High School enrolls about 1,900 students.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The CivxNow Coalition, a project of iCivics, convenes a national coalition of 415 member organizations united behind the goal of ensuring universal access to a high-quality civic education for all K-12 students.—
Erin Carlson Mast,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Twice a month, Amodei convenes his staff for a Dario Vision Quest, or DVQ, where the bespectacled CEO will speak at length about building trustworthy AI systems that are aligned with human values, broader issues like geopolitics and the impact Anthropic’s tech will have on the labor market.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The bin that volunteers Alford and Wilson were processing on a recent morning were collected in November from Camp Stewart for Boys, a summer camp on the North Fork of the Guadalupe upstream from Hunt.—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Smith now volunteers to help other inmates navigate the technology, particularly during virtual job interviews designed to simulate modern hiring processes.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Calls (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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