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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually called for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is necessary or required in a particular situation.
Example: "The situation was so dire that immediate action was actually called for to prevent further damage."
Alternatives: "truly necessary" or "genuinely required".
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And I'm devastated by the fact that a group of so-called Indian feminists, women I had formerly viewed with respect, actually called for the ban on the film.
The strategy may have never actually called for that offering to succeed at all.
"This was actually called for by the athletes themselves in the early 1990s.
Some journalists actually called for his firing, which Klinsmann rightly called disrespectful.
In Europe, German chancellor Angela Merkel has actually called for more telecom mergers.
Mr. Cuomo actually called for major legislation –to restrict ownership of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
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Such songs were not actually calling for genocide, of course.
No-one actually thinks that she was actually calling for a male genocide, do they?
(The holder Mat McBriar actually calls for the snap, but his voice was a mystery, too).
Chirinos said there was a difference between artists taking positions on social justice issues and actually calling for action.
In its list of "core principles," it actually calls for lower tax rates — a very peculiar position for people supposedly horrified by the budget deficit.
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