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as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
with an eye to the expected rush, the manager called for additional waiters
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as in requests
to make a request for
called for someone to help with planning the club's party
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calls for
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as in needs
to have as a requirement
This calls for a toast!
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as in asks (for)
to give a request or demand for
The position calls for someone with a master's degree.
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Acting, by contrast, demands the opposite.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Pour-over takes more work and, to do it well, really demands a gooseneck kettle to control your water pouring.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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In a letter to Tamarac city officials dated March 5, the OIG requests a trove of material from the west Broward city, including contracts, invoices, payments, copies of checks, emails and text messages.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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The order is set to expire in 90 days unless DFPS requests an extension.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the northern port city of Le Havre, incumbent mayor Édouard Philippe, who came out first Sunday, seeks a runoff victory that could strengthen his political standing as a potential presidential contender.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The new law also requires some Medi-Cal enrollees (working-age adults without kids) to have their eligibility redetermined every six months instead of every year.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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Miss Manners therefore requires turning one’s back — while also showing one’s profile and expressing thanks and apologies for stepping on toes and purse straps.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli military claims Ibrahim Ghazali was a Hezbollah commander who managed weapons for a unit that fired rockets at Israel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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The suit claims Tesla resisted Dondero’s efforts to obtain discovery and moved to compel arbitration, which was denied.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Calls (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20%28for%29. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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