recall

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According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the reason for the recall is a possible manufacturing defect that may cause them to overheat.

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  1. transitive verb To ask or order to return: recalled all workers who had been laid off.
  2. transitive verb To summon back to awareness of or concern with the subject or situation at hand.
  3. transitive verb To remember; recollect. See Synonyms at remember.
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  • Sammler thought it might be enlightening to recall the Sanskrit words. —  Mr. Sammler's Planet
  • In July the recall was again proposed in the Senate, and Clodius was alone in opposing it. —  Caesar: A Sketch
  • Each box contains ten small stuffed pieces, and the piece affected by the recall is the pink and purple butterfly. —  Ledger-Enquirer: Breaking News
  • I personally believe that this recall is a bunch of BS. People should have left things alone.
  • The piece affected by this recall is the pink and purple butterfly. —  Babies Online - The Blog
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