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as in to demand
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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2
as in to seek
to make a request for
called for someone to help with planning the club's party
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call for
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as in require
to have as a requirement
This calls for a toast!
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as in request
to give a request or demand for
The position calls for someone with a master's degree.
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Given this history, any Israeli government of the foreseeable future would demand that a Palestinian state be demilitarized, with severe restrictions of the weapons even a police force can carry.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025 -
The hospitality industry also demands a different kind of relationship building.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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Workers at the five-year-old warehouse in the city of Garner will vote through Friday to join or reject the upstart Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE, which seeks to push Amazon for higher wages, longer breaks and more scheduling flexibility, among other things.—
Greg Bensinger,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The school district also has urged families to update their emergency contact information and their family plan and consider seeking assistance, if needed, from legal resources such as Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2025
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Police said the suspect, later identified as Onyx Calderon, showed up at the store on Jan. 29 and requested to see the rare bird, so the owner brought the parrot out in a smaller cage for his viewing purposes.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Now the homeowner is requesting permission from the local council, to rezone the historic property as three houses and a cottage.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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California has building codes that require that for new homes being built in wildfire-prone areas, but even some retrofits of existing homes can be affordable.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Administrative costs include those required to comply with legal and regulatory requirements to conduct the research.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Industry groups claim the spot doesn't adequately disclose safety risks of these drugs.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Cooney first claimed his Celtic super-featherweight title with a victory against Liam Gaynor in November 2023.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Call (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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