call on
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Also, call upon.
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Make a request, ask for, choose, as in We are calling upon you to run for chairman , or The teacher called on Joe to answer . [c. 1400]
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Pay a brief visit, as in The salesman said he'd call on me in the morning . Shakespeare had this usage in Antony and Cleopatra (1:4): “I'll call upon you ere you go to bed.” [Late 1500s]
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"It's a possible fracture of the arm but he's going to go for scans and we're not going to make a call on him right now where he's at," said Jones.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Macquarie retains an outperform call on Paladin, but cuts its price target by 6.1% to A$13.00/share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The letters, reviewed by The Times, call on the state officials to respond to the Justice Department within 48 hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"We call on the international community to demand that Bangkok halt his deportation and allow him to travel safely to the country of his choice," Bielakowska said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Shall I put the call on speaker so you can hear?”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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