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Wednesday's planned meeting at Hatzerim base suggested all sides of the corps were dialing down a demonstration that has shaken a country used to the military staying clear of politics.

From Reuters • Mar. 7, 2023

The neighbors called the government’s 119 emergency response hotline on the family’s behalf, but so many flood victims were dialing in that their calls did not go through.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022

Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said in an interview late last week that he did not understand why markets were dialing back their expectations for Fed rate increases.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Carter had to ask listeners to be certain they were dialing the 900 area code, because one Otto Flaig of Milwaukee had complained about receiving an avalanche of misdialed calls.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last month Amnesty International and Doctors Without Borders were dialing for contributions to aid victims of the Iraq war as soon as President Bush finished his prewar address.

From Time Magazine Archive