roll calls

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of roll call.
  roll call

  noun

  the calling of a list of names, as of soldiers or students, for checking attendance.

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roll calls

Continue to roll calls up to higher strikes where warranted.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

The Times reported at the time that the board decision came “after a series of roll calls marked by high drama and intense lobbying.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

Debates ahead of these roll calls are typically humdrum and occur before a barely full chamber.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023

Israeli prison authorities have allowed some leeway to political prisoners in exchange for cooperation in turning out for roll calls, cleaning their own corridors and vacating cells when guards come for checks.

From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2023

As December temperatures fell, the roll calls became true endurance tests and many did not survive.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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