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calls

  • plural
    of call.
    call
    verb (used with object)
    to cry out in a loud voice; shout.
  • present tense form
    of call (3rd person singular).
    call
    verb (used with object)
    to cry out in a loud voice; shout.

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Both Anthropic and OpenAI have said they take safety seriously and their calls for government regulation are earnest.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Ketryx CEO Erez Kaminski, whose company sells software that automates compliance for medical-device manufacturers, said about half of his customers brought up anxieties about AI in calls this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

His calls for action are peppered with the occasional "Amen", pronounced in the American way, with the first syllable said "ay" rather than "ah".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

To seem more believable, real human workers were mixed in with the bots -- roughly one human for every three AI personas -- handling things the AI couldn't, like video calls.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

My aunt gets her hands on her cell and calls the cops.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold