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invitation

[in-vi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪn vɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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“I try to be honest and authentic and raw and feral and committed in a moment, so that there’s an invitation of experience versus a force-feeding of something that I hope the audience should feel.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The invitation to the chief justice is in keeping with tradition and for aspiring lawyers, the presence of the country's top judge at their convocation is usually seen as a matter of pride.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Six months later, Bezos still hasn’t received an invitation to join the club.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

More than 3.5 million people applied for invitation codes for early access, with some codes fetching thousands of dollars on online resale markets.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

He lifted his brows as he pulled on his vest, as if to second the invitation.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

We’re all sitting at home sipping adaptogenic mushroom tonics, journaling our feelings and politely declining invitations to any event after 7 p.m. because we’d rather optimize our sleep scores than take a tequila shot.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Don’t miss: I got two email invitations from friends.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

And who knew that 19th-century San Francisco socialites ground up iridescent abalone shells and sprinkled them on their invitations?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

She started by painting folk art-inspired invitations for a friend’s baby shower.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Those strict parents of mine would never allow me to accept dinner invitations.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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