clarion call
noun
: a strong request for something to happen
—usually singular
He used his speech to sound a clarion call for affordable health care.
the leader's clarion call to action
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Given the clarion call among employees for flexibility, the potential benefits of the regulation could be huge as roughly 2.2 million people could now have the option to request an arrangement that works best for them.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
The idea that he is being unfairly persecuted is, after all, the clarion call of his candidacy.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
Beyoncé’s country foray is a clarion call, urging us to take part actively in the broader movement towards dismantling systemic inequities, not just listen.
—Kimberly Bryant, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
His maiden speech in the House of Lords, in 1812, is still a clarion call: a rousing defense of the Luddites, who had smashed machinery that was taking over their jobs and were facing the death penalty.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
The clarion call from El Segundo, where the hackathon will take place, is less formal.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
Consequently, the Coast Guard’s clarion call fell on deaf ears.
—Heather A. Conley, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2019
By turns a love story, a hero’s quest and a clarion call for Aboriginal sovereignty, the narrative unspools under a sinister haze in Australia’s Northern Territory.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Since then, the Columbus Way has become the clarion call for business leaders and economic development organizations in the region.
—TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
The idea that he is being unfairly persecuted is, after all, the clarion call of his candidacy.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
Beyoncé’s country foray is a clarion call, urging us to take part actively in the broader movement towards dismantling systemic inequities, not just listen.
—Kimberly Bryant, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
His maiden speech in the House of Lords, in 1812, is still a clarion call: a rousing defense of the Luddites, who had smashed machinery that was taking over their jobs and were facing the death penalty.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
The clarion call from El Segundo, where the hackathon will take place, is less formal.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
Consequently, the Coast Guard’s clarion call fell on deaf ears.
—Heather A. Conley, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2019
By turns a love story, a hero’s quest and a clarion call for Aboriginal sovereignty, the narrative unspools under a sinister haze in Australia’s Northern Territory.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Since then, the Columbus Way has become the clarion call for business leaders and economic development organizations in the region.
—TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
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