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recall

verb [T] (CALL BACK)
 
 
/rɪˈkɔːl/ US  /ˈriː.kɑːl/

Definition

to order the return of a person who belongs to an organization or of products made by a company: The ambassador was recalled when war broke out. The company recalled thousands of tins of baby food after a salmonella scare.Inviting and summoning
(Definition of recall verb (CALL BACK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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