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Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hauge, who was not called for a cross check to the face of Hartman in Game 1, got away with a clear punch to Kaprizov’s face late in Game 2.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
The president has not called for privatizing Amtrak, and the White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Thursday.
—Tim Balk, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Unlike President Emmanuel Macron of France or Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Mr. Starmer has not called for Europe to chart an independent course from the United States on security.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
All of that, all of the knee on the neck—complete murder was not called for.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
The president has not called for privatizing Amtrak, and the White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Thursday.
—Tim Balk, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Unlike President Emmanuel Macron of France or Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Mr. Starmer has not called for Europe to chart an independent course from the United States on security.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
All of that, all of the knee on the neck—complete murder was not called for.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Not called for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20called%20for. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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