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Meanings of called in English

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Examples for "named"
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Last year he was named New Zealand's Local Hero of the year.
Radio NZ
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That same year, the Guardian named American Apparel label of the year.
The Guardian
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Tomorrow, the new Irish Young Dancer of the Year will be named.
The Irish Times
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Last month, prosecutors named Buffett as a possible witness in the case.
Reuters
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Institutional Investor just named Third Point hedge fund manager of the year.
Reuters
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The latter was always known as 'Little' Britain, the former 'Great' Britain.
Outposts: journeys to the surviving relics of the british empire
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They are also known as sea gooseberries, sea walnuts and Venus's girdles.
BBC
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Solutions to this problem are given in what's known as Ramsey numbers.
Wired
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First Click Free is Google's way around that problem, known as cloaking.
Reuters
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The group known as the 'frugal four' is pursuing a defensive approach.
The Guardian
Usage of called in English
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In recent years, India has seen a growing phenomenon called 'paid news'.
BBC
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Four people have already called up about the case today, police said.
Radio NZ
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The so-called Islamic State militant group said it carried out that attack.
Radio NZ
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I called the police six days ago to report a troubling situation.
Think of a number
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Darling called for far greater urgency in dealing with the banks' problems.
Reuters
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By the way, your brother called earlier to say Happy New Year.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
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Two days later the government announced draft legislation to address so-called cyber-terrorism.
The South African
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Yet the performance regime demands councils continue to produce so-called 'up-front' allocations.
The Guardian
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What is the real cost of New Zealand's so-called free education system?
Radio NZ
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In this so-called democracy money can buy power, privilege and political patronage.
The Irish Times
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These so-called 'news talk shows' have the attention span of a gerbil.
Cauldron of Ghosts
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India's home minister has called a crisis meeting to discuss the demonstrations.
Radio NZ
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For example, Saturn reports how many times a given function is called.
Mac os x for unix geeks
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Fishing boats were called back to port from the South China Sea.
Reuters
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I've recently played an amusing new party game called Which Minister Said?
The Irish Times
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Here's another example: a new trend on Flickr called the long portrait.
Wired
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