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Meanings of call for backup in English

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Usage of call for backup in English
1
They were able to quickly leave, and call for backup, police said.
Radio NZ
2
As soon as you're gone, I'll call for backup, so nobody suspects.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
3
And I'm not obliged to call for backup unless I need it.
Evanly bodies
4
If the tip pans out, we can call for backup as needed.
Death angel
5
If anything goes wrong, you hear shots fired, call for backup.
In the hat: a novel of suspense
6
Syrone will let us out, and we can call for backup.
Midnight hero
7
I'll call for backup when I have him. She studied me without blinking.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
8
I'd hit it with the light, call for backup, then take it down.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
9
You call for backup, you call for the ambulance, you call the coroner.
Nothing to lose
10
They were able to quickly leave, and call for backup.
Radio NZ
11
If we suspect anything's wrong, we'll stay inside the restaurant and call for backup.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
12
We'd never hear the last of it if we had to call for backup.
Evanly bodies
13
There will be no one to call for backup.
My Life, My Tapes
14
Even police call for backup in similar situations.
The Guardian
15
He was just about to call for backup.
Evanly bodies
16
You miss that call for backup, you're screwed.
A killing night
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