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
While neither of the “Devil Wears Prada” movies revolve around Christianity, the invocation of the devil taps into an older moral rhetoric.
From Salon • May 17, 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
The film’s repeated invocation of its own title in different contexts is another instance of adding too many eggs to the custard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Ged lay sprawled on his back, his arms flung out as if they yet kept the wide gesture of welcome and invocation.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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