call to mind
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Venezuelan bonds’ gyrations and political dimension call to mind the epic “bond war” that Paul Singer’s Elliott Management waged against Argentina.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
"There is a persistent stereotype about winter fuel costs - you tend to call to mind an older couple or a pensioner couple," he added.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
The often-stretched stylings and unconventional palette call to mind German Expressionism and the work of Egon Schiele.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
In this video, Juanes and singer-MC Mabiland call to mind more than 121,000 people forcibly disappeared between 1985 and 2016 in their native Colombia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
“I can’t call to mind anybody answering that description in the Armstrong case,” he said slowly.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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