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
Any piece for so many pianos is bound to call to mind Conlon Nancarrow, an American composer who wrote vastly complex music for the player piano.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
It’s not the one most people call to mind, i.e.,
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
Just inside, Max Streicher’s “Quadriga” stages massive billowing horses that call to mind wingless Pegasi the way they seem to gallop through the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024
“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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