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Recent Examples of call (up)
Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And there are some familiar faces returning as well, with goalkeeper Zach Steffen getting his first call-up since March 2023 and midfielder Gianluca Busio back for the first time since the 2023 Gold Cup.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Bryan Ramos After a strong start following a May call-up, the rookie was demoted May 30 and hit .164 in his final 22 games after returning to the Sox.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
The team has served as a development ground for future Red Bull drivers in the past, but no driver has received the call-up since Alex Albon in 2019.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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The Dortmund winger has scored five goals and five assists in eight games across all competitions this season and would have been a logical candidate for a call-up.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And there are some familiar faces returning as well, with goalkeeper Zach Steffen getting his first call-up since March 2023 and midfielder Gianluca Busio back for the first time since the 2023 Gold Cup.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Bryan Ramos After a strong start following a May call-up, the rookie was demoted May 30 and hit .164 in his final 22 games after returning to the Sox.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
The team has served as a development ground for future Red Bull drivers in the past, but no driver has received the call-up since Alex Albon in 2019.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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Navy lined up to punt and the Corps of Cadets were in high spirits – many of them turning their back on the field to chant at fans in the second level above them.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Al Riyadh and Al Ettifaq line up in front of empty stands in 2023 (Adam Nurkiewicz/Getty Images) Only 390 came to see former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling’s new team Al Fayha beat Al Riyadh in September.Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Businesses naturally want to recruit and retain staff who can give their best during working hours without worrying about their children, and parents want to have the peace of mind and job focus that can come from knowing their children are in a safe, caring and educational environment.Joshua Frick, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The union has mainly focused on organizing delivery drivers, which the company says are not its workers because they are directly employed by contractors Amazon recruited to handle package deliveries.CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 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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Two Anne Arundel County police officers, Corporal K. Schnell and Corporal E. Vasquez, were indicted and issued criminal summonses for Misconduct in Office as a result of the investigation conducted by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.Alexa Dikos, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
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This relationship was cemented by an economy rooted in the industrial production of goods in cities, as well as the passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 — which gave industrial workers the right to organize.Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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After all, who had ever heard of hiring someone to organize your files?Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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But instead of an 82-year-old Harrison Ford reprising his role yet again, if in just voice and motion capture, Bethesda Studios and MachineGames enlisted another kind of A-lister: legendary video game actor Troy Baker.Ryan Benk, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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At the time of his disappearance, Miller had enlisted in the U.S. Army to lead the Army Air Forces Band in Europe during World War II and was flying to France to play a show there for American troops.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
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America and its allies could benefit from providing an effective counter organization to their mobilization.Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The addition of North Korean forces allows Putin to offset battlefield losses without taking the unpopular move of further mobilization while freeing up Russian troops for the front line.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Ubers are easy to summon, as are taxis via the European app Freenow.Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Interim City Manager Tonie Quigley carried it to the center of the room, and a former city official was summoned to make the pick.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Don’t wait to enroll in a 401(k) Only about half of American households have retirement accounts, federal data shows.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Grammy-nominee talks with correspondent Luke Burbank about her musical obsessions; taking a break from music to enroll in a Harvard program on religion and public life; and her appreciation for listeners with patience.David Morgan, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Call (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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