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Recent Examples of call (up)
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
The Chargers have relied on practice squad call-ups — including Tony Jefferson, Kendall Williamson and Eddie Jackson — to buoy the secondary.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Will Whitmore’s impressive play since his call-up increase his value on the trade market?
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The full-back is yet to earn a senior England call-up, but perhaps deserves one.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The pandemic erased what should have been his Double-A season and Campusano received his first call-up in the summer of 2020 out of COVID despite no time above A-ball.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
The Chargers have relied on practice squad call-ups — including Tony Jefferson, Kendall Williamson and Eddie Jackson — to buoy the secondary.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Will Whitmore’s impressive play since his call-up increase his value on the trade market?
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The full-back is yet to earn a senior England call-up, but perhaps deserves one.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The above system of naming files insures that within each folder, files will line up according to their version number.Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The couple, who co-own the Kansas City Current soccer team, has been busy juggling parenthood and Patrick's football career, and Brittany's due date conveniently lined up with the Chiefs' bye week, which gave the family a bit of breathing room.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Burnett recruited leading Americana, folk and bluegrass music virtuosos including Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Larkin Poe and Lucius to appear on Look Up, many on multiple tracks.Melinda Newman, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, another research group in Singapore is currently recruiting for a study on the Delta variant.Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Detailing concerns over missing court filings, undelivered subpoenas and absent jury summonses, officials for the clerk's and district attorney's offices walked through the daily working relationship with Anderson and the logistical issues under his leadership.Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 5 July 2024
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The other hit a tree and was issued multiple summonses, authorities said.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Some readers have wondered if any local groups are organizing relief efforts.Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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Consider organizing hackathons or innovation challenges that invite diverse communities to solve pressing problems using AI, like XPRIZE's AI competitions, which have sparked creative AI solutions for global issues such as healthcare.Sonal Soveni, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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And yet, the company has never enlisted a traditional ad agency, says Lee, choosing to stay with in-house personnel.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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To address the need for additional manpower, the state has enlisted nearly 1,000 inmates to assist in fighting the fires, including the most severe blazes in Eaton and Palisades, among the most destructive in Southern California's history.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Russian government is avoiding mobilization like the plague, engendering clever (but still desperate) ways to pad the ranks.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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At 59, Bilak has nearly aged out of the military draft, which goes up to 60, but the country's mobilization remains a threat.Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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Following the incident, FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell was summoned to testify in Congress while an audit started in December led by DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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And yes, mashing the pedal to the firewall will summon the whole powertrain’s fury in a pinch … but that defeats the purpose of trying to go green.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
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According to the Italian Ministry of Education, less than 18,000 students enroll in a bachelor program out of a potential 100,000 students.Shivani Vora, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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About 40% are first-generation college students and 95% are employed or enroll in graduate school within six months of graduating college, the release said.Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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