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invite

[in-vahyt, in-vahyt] / ɪnˈvaɪt, ˈɪn vaɪt /


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Mishra also asked the university to submit a report on students who were behind the campaign to not invite the CJI.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The dynamics of this long table invite several different conversations to break out — all about cars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

“We’ll invite him,” says Eva Moskowitz, the nonprofit charter network’s CEO, in a tone of resignation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

An invitation brings a smile to your face, but the fact that you were taken aback by the sender of the invite created just enough friction in the process to give you pause.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

“Maybe we should invite Rashawn to come back here with us. She’s probably just as scared as we are.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The risk is it invites people to keep contacting you as if you were still at work.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Soon after opening a separate office in his native northern England he gave an interview there to Elizabeth Day, a writer, whose podcast "How to Fail" invites celebrities to reflect on mistakes they have made.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

To celebrate his return he invites his closest friends to a reunion dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“Its whimsical grandiosity practically invites us to use the passive voice, a kind of verbal genuflection.”

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Dad spends Saturday in the garage with David and Justin, trying—finally—to put the toaster back together, so Mom invites Mrs. Hameed over for a study session.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

He invited his audiences to look at a door and investigate what lurks behind it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

PepsiCo has invited agency holding companies and consultancies to participate in a review that revolves around using AI to transform its marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

McLenaghan pointed out that the UFU is often invited to with Daera on "co-design" projects because of staffing and resources issues within the department.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Park City, Utah, 2007: A friend who was a bigwig at Lehman Brothers invited me to give a short talk on Wall Street trends and then ski with a group of investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

“But I invited you tonight,” I point out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Bottura responded by creating a recipe for riso cacio e pepe and inviting people around the world to cook it with him.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

The trophy is touring with a sign inviting passersby and members of the public to leave their own handmade trophies “for the President to claim as his own.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

He began hauling chairs and a stack of conversation prompts to parks across New York, inviting commuters, dog walkers and tourists to sit down and talk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

"I wanted it to be really inviting, almost like you're walking into someone's home."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

At Christmas, I put notes in lots of cards inviting people to come with me on the trail, if only part of the way.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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