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call forth

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to cause (something) to come into action or existence

    she called forth all her courage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Or he can push for a rate cut to keep credit flowing and let high prices call forth new supply, substitution and efficiency.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

Those are words that penetrate, ones that recollect certain names and call forth our senses.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

There were acrobats and athletes; there was H.E.R. strutting mid-stage making her guitar growl as if you call forth Prince’s spirit.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2024

Johnson urged his audience to call forth the "can-do Promethean spirit that will get us out of this mess".

From BBC Nov. 7, 2022

They are yet looking for a land whose tasks can call forth their deepest and best.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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