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
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
But Acuña has had a stronger September at the plate, making this a tight race between two players who call to mind the greatest leadoff hitter of all time, Rickey Henderson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Also, the second label should easily call to mind the first one, so that readers don’t have to rack their brains figuring out who or what the writer is talking about.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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