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Thursday, February 23, 2012

165. Summon


From, “Syria unrest: Reporters' deaths spark Western outrage,” 2/23/12, BBC News:

Later, the Syrian ambassador to London was summoned to be told that the UK expected Damascus to arrange for the immediate repatriation of the journalists' bodies and to provide medical treatment for the injured British journalist.

Summon: authoritatively or urgently call on (someone) to be present
Repatriate: to send [someone] back to their own country

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