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invitation

[in-vi-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪn vɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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He said he was lured with an invitation to a purported meeting called by Rocha.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

After those factors were considered, receiving an invitation to screening was associated with a 26 percent lower risk of dying from colorectal cancer.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Kant on Sunday said he had "never accepted the Nalsar invitation" to be the chief guest at their convocation so the "question of me attending does not arise", Times of India reported.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“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 dinner invitation he had extended to the embattled Madison and Hamilton was perfectly in keeping with his character.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

In a video shared by his campaign Friday, Hilton listed six debate invitations he has received from cable broadcaster CNN and television news stations around the state, beginning in late September.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

His daughters issued written invitations to between 30 and 40 enslaved guests who gathered on the Rice property one evening in 1849.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Some Americans who are getting married have even joked on Reddit that they may purchase 500 stamps before the price increase to cut down the cost of mailing out save-the-dates, wedding invitations and thank-you cards.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

It's now commonplace for invitations to read: "Your presence is enough, but if you would like to give us a gift, please donate to our honeymoon fund."

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Tillie was filling in the who-what-when-and-where on the invitations when I noticed that she had the prettiest handwriting I had ever seen.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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