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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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Connectivity is an area in which this HP model doesn't demand any sacrifices.—
David English,
PCMAG,
20 Jan. 2025 -
Employers have increasingly tried to get their staff back into the office, but employees have been reluctant to return to the traditional pattern of working full-time in the office, demanding more flexibility for a better work-life balance.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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In addition to financial damages, the association seeks to have the court issue an injunction to force them to comply and change their behaviors.—
Christyne D. Santisteban,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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If symptoms do not improve, seek medical attention.5 Anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reactions, typically occur seconds or minutes after consuming an allergen and require immediate medical support.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
29 Jan. 2025
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Many visitors will seek out her section near the T-Mobile entrance gate by Lot M, and co-workers have requested to work directly with her.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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After a thorough investigation, an arrest warrant was requested and granted charging Ricciardi with criminal violations, police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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While the most recent survey results are easily available on the NCES website, the rest are in formats that require experts to clean and organize into something usable.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
18 Jan. 2025
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The same goes for streaming services that might require insights into localized viewing.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Apparently, Musk believes that Alex Jones, the far-right pundit and conspiracy theorist who is best known for repeatedly claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that killed 20 children and 6 adults was part of a government hoax, belongs in this collective consciousness.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Attorneys for Blanding, who weighs 489 pounds, filed the lawsuit, claiming the incident, which occurred earlier this month, violated Michigan's anti-discrimination laws, which include weight as a protected characteristic.—
Flynn Nicholls,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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