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
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
Both call to mind left-field album of the year wins by Jon Batiste in 2022 and Herbie Hancock in 2008 with jazz-oriented LPs whose commercial success was dwarfed by that of their competitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
Judge Clarke accepted that seeing the Aldi product "would call to mind" the Thatchers trademark, but ruled there was "no likelihood of confusion" for consumers.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
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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