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call back

Ask someone to return; also, ask that something be returned, as in He passed the first audition and was waiting to be called back , or These screws are defective; the manufacturer has called them back . [Late 1500s]
call someone back . Telephone someone in return, as in May I call you back next week? [Early 1900s]

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At the start of June, however, he was called back up to make a spot start in St. Louis, turning in a decent six-inning, four-run effort.

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When her son called back, she allegedly said, “He’s no good.”

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Lawmakers gaveled out of their 140-day regular session last week, meaning they would need to be called back for a special session to change the state’s political maps.

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Then she heard the shouts of her partner Robbie, desperately searching for her and their baby, and she called back to him so he could zero in on her voice.

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Hollywood has called back, noticing them in a big way.

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