Call
Call verb - To speak so as to be heard at a distance.
Speak
Speak verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Radar solves the problem (at least temporarily) by getting Burns' mother to call and speak to him.
Source: Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas -
Call Forward: When Karen reveals she can speak Spanish, just like Matt, Foggy quips that if the firm needs anyone to speak Punjabi, he's their man.
Source: Series / Daredevil -
Makes sense, with the revelation that other existing countries speak other languages and call Pokémon different names.
Source: Pokémon Speak
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