invocation
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But Mr. Beshear’s invocation of it is misdirection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Still, the mere invocation of license revocation has a powerful chilling effect.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 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
He stumbled early by irritating Chief Justice John Roberts with a heavy-handed invocation of Dames & Moore v.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025
In a great slow gesture he stretched out his arms, the gesture of welcome that opens an invocation.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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