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a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service
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Six other holdouts declined to vote for Johnson when their name was first read, but ultimately backed Johnson at the end of the roll call.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
With a roster of actors which reads like a roll call for the Oscars, Marvel had to go to great lengths to prevent production costs from ballooning.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Only a handful of UCLA students showed up for the roll call, Thanksgiving week draining the arena of its usual pregame pep.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The resolution making the change states the council often considers multiple items on its agenda that are not controversial or otherwise objectionable, often leading to multiple unanimous roll call votes.
—Samuel Clanton, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
With a roster of actors which reads like a roll call for the Oscars, Marvel had to go to great lengths to prevent production costs from ballooning.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Only a handful of UCLA students showed up for the roll call, Thanksgiving week draining the arena of its usual pregame pep.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The resolution making the change states the council often considers multiple items on its agenda that are not controversial or otherwise objectionable, often leading to multiple unanimous roll call votes.
—Samuel Clanton, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Roll call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20call. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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