call upon

phrase

1
: require, oblige
may be called upon to do several jobs
2
: to make a demand on : depend on
universities are called upon to produce trained professionals

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Agentic frameworks that can plan, reason and call upon tools or coordinate with other agents are helpful. — Michael Jaszczyk, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Despite sending more players to the World Cup than any other club, City will be able to call upon players that went no further than the last-16 stage in north America. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 28 July 2026 For her Odyssey press tour, Zendaya called upon Schiaparelli couture to channel the archetypes of Greek mythology at the London premiere of the show. — Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 25 July 2026 The line’s newest ship, Oceania Allura, will call upon Miami, Florida, from December 2026 through March 2027, for multiple round-trip sailings. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for call upon

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“Call upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20upon. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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