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a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service
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The Universal feature is already in production and has a roll call that that includes bold-faced names such as Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie and Jon Bernthal.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Houlahan was one of 10 Democrats who crossed party lines and voted to censure Green, according to roll call vote records.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Lawmakers then vote — usually without a roll call — on whether to introduce it.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2025
Six other holdouts declined to vote for Johnson when their name was first read, but ultimately backed Johnson at the end of the roll call.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Houlahan was one of 10 Democrats who crossed party lines and voted to censure Green, according to roll call vote records.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Lawmakers then vote — usually without a roll call — on whether to introduce it.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2025
Six other holdouts declined to vote for Johnson when their name was first read, but ultimately backed Johnson at the end of the roll call.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Roll call.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roll%20call. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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