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Recent Examples of call out
While accepting the Grammy for best new artist, Chappell Roan called out record labels for a lack of livable wages and healthcare for aspiring artists.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
The win comes one year after Jay called out the Recording Academy onstage at the show, pointing out that Beyoncé has more Grammys than anyone ever, but yet has never won Album of the Year — until now.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
But Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant took things a little farther, calling out the loyalty issue within the .
—Matt Levine, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Broadcasts on the air-traffic-control frequency show that the controller twice called out to the helicopter.
—Matthew L. Wald, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
The win comes one year after Jay called out the Recording Academy onstage at the show, pointing out that Beyoncé has more Grammys than anyone ever, but yet has never won Album of the Year — until now.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
But Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant took things a little farther, calling out the loyalty issue within the .
—Matt Levine, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Broadcasts on the air-traffic-control frequency show that the controller twice called out to the helicopter.
—Matthew L. Wald, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Call out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20out. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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