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Beckoning us into her room, where she was staying with her daughter and granddaughter, Sonya, seven, Lyudmila Barskaya showed off the spartan but liveable conditions with an air of resign.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2022

Beckoning visitors from outside the museum on Wilshire Boulevard is a 26-foot-tall painted bronze sculpture, “Miss Forest.”

From New York Times • May 21, 2021

A filmmaker, mother and memoirist, Rosenthal inspired millions with her social experiment “The Beckoning of Lovely.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2017

Beckoning from the other side of the pool, past clumps of partiers, is the upscale "vibe-dining" restaurant Andrea's, where DJs spin lounge music.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2013

Beckoning to a fair-haired, ruddy >oung man who happened to be passing at the moment.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley