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“Renting forever doesn’t invoke a lot of confidence in our future finances,” Mortensen said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

AI leaders, mostly men, mostly in their 40s and 50s, constantly invoke the sci-fi they were raised on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In areas such as climate science, pandemics, artificial intelligence or medical research, public conversations frequently invoke scientific consensus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

Citing Paul's "obsession" with him, Fauci said he would invoke the Fifth Amendment, refraining from answering questions to avoid self-incrimination, adding that it "pains me to do so."

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The State decided to invoke an unprecedented theory of “transferred intent” to make the crime eligible for the death penalty.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The self-described "anarcho-capitalist" invokes the "creative destruction" theory of US-Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter to describe how old industries inevitably fold in the face of innovation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The very history he so powerfully invokes to explain the 14th Amendment’s origins often becomes, in his jurisprudence, a reason to limit rather than enlarge its reach.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

The Philippines invokes its geographical proximity to the Spratly Islands as the main basis of its claim for part of the grouping.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

Second, the DOJ invokes the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and its requirement that all states must maintain a computerized, statewide voter registration list.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

America’s patriotic song “America the Beautiful” invokes our spacious skies, our amber waves of grain, from sea to shining sea.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Shortly before the plant was scheduled to close, the DOE invoked a rarely used Federal Power Act provision for electricity emergencies to keep it running.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Manley invoked his own history as a Senate staffer as evidence.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Twisha's family lawyer Ankur Pandey told BBC Hindi that since the CBI has invoked sections related to abetment to suicide, "it means that the investigation has considered the death to be an alleged suicide".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Calling it a “broad inquiry,” Uthmeier said it was too early to pinpoint what specific action might result but said Florida law on deceptive trade practices, fraud or public nuisances could be invoked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

He was the bogeyman our mothers invoked to urge us to finish our dinner.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

But invoking it when it is plainly pretextual does.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

When Sen. Alan Simpson quotes from “Othello” in defense of Thomas, he uses Shakespeare’s lyrical authority but fails to realize that he is in fact invoking the false words of the tragedy’s villain, Iago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The eccentric executive cast his criticism as friendly, invoking the French proverb "qui aime bien chatie bien" -- spare the rod, spoil the child.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Instead of invoking an internal decision maker, James proposes focusing directly on the interacting sensory and motor systems that generate behavior.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

The man raises his dark eyes to look at Adolf Hitler's portrait, as if invoking the Führer's blessing over his class.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti