invocation
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The three movements include “an invocation to hands that weave”; “a meeting of foams, needles, songs, threats and pulsations”; and what Negrón calls “an archipelago of resonances and possibilities.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Before she headed to the locker room, Burrell thanked everyone and called out a cheerful invocation, “Successful first game!”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Garbus’ invocation of Aaron Spelling’s prime-time soap in her title can’t be accidental.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
He stumbled early by irritating Chief Justice John Roberts with a heavy-handed invocation of Dames & Moore v.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025
And now Nestor, strewing the barley grains, and water drops, pronounced his invocation to Athena and burned a pinch of bristles from the victim.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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