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as in calls
to demand or request the presence or service of
without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
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as in musters
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
summoned a special session of parliament
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Recent Examples of summons
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2024
Four people were taken into custody and handed summonses at the event, CBS reported.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
John Aguilar The Denver Post (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2023
Gaud was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the statement said, and will be summonsed to court at a later date.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023
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Noun
And the ticker-tape parade of summonses has spurred compliance.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2024
Four people were taken into custody and handed summonses at the event, CBS reported.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
She was arrested and summonsed at least four times in the years leading up to her election to Congress in 2020.
—John Aguilar The Denver Post (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2023
Gaud was transported to a local hospital for treatment, the statement said, and will be summonsed to court at a later date.
—Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023
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One individual was arrested at the scene, though authorities clarified the bust was for a warrant unrelated to congestion pricing.Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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This development warrants attention for four reasons.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Much of the tension in the story gathers around the mystery of Bea’s unbreakable devotion to this man.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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It’s set during the civil war in the Central African Republic in 2013, when on Christmas Eve, a desperate Muslim man seeks refuge at a field hospital, while a threatening Christian militia gathers outside, demanding his life.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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The text messages were largely between Baldoni, his publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis management expert Melissa Nathan, and were obtained through a civil subpoena, Lively's complaint said.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Bannon was released from prison in October after serving a four-month sentence on contempt of Congress charges for refusing to comply with a subpoena related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Trade policies under a second Trump term could also be favorable for the domestic steel industry writ large, according to Goldman Sachs.Sean Conlon, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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Employees and employers alike, as well as the education sector writ large, have a role to play in this equation.Jamil Wyne, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The suit asks the courts to block the law from going into effect.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Young asks if the potential customer has a corporate sponsor and cites companies including Audible and Bloomberg as clients.David Folkenflik, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
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Apple also assembles the majority of iPhones, iPads and MacBooks and other accessories in China (in Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Zhengzhou), through its contract manufacturing partner, Foxconn.Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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In this Christmas caper, fifth-grader Andy (Winslow Fegley) assembles a group of talented youngsters to game Santa’s system and prove that naughty is in the eye of the beholder.Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Governor as activist Marwan hails from an elite Damascus family and grew up in a wealthy neighborhood in the capital.Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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This example, from Craft + Tailored, hails from 1991, and boats original chamfers on the lugs throughout.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Summons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summons. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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