invocation

"The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics," Judge Rita Lin said in a 59-page decision seen by AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

It also gives non-Asian chorus members a reason to be present at Butterfly’s wedding, though having a group of American ladies sing the invocation “O Kami! O Kami!” from song sheets seemed peculiar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

He has a well-documented history of trafficking in conspiracy theories himself, which made his ambiguous invocation of federal involvement a kind of implicit validation to conspiracy theorists that there might be more to the story.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

Shot in only one day and clocking in around eight minutes, the final scene feels as much like a seance or invocation as a piece of drama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

The event included interfaith invocations, musical performances and block party-style celebrations along Broadway’s “Canyon of Heroes,” drawing attention to the city’s cultural and political diversity.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

Tina Brown called American Canto “absurdly pretentious,” wincing at its repeated invocations of Joan Didion’s unsettling Santa Ana winds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

Comparisons to the late-1990s dot-com bubble abound, as do invocations of the crash that followed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

The president’s frequent invocations of his father brim with affection, recalling that his dad called him “Joey” and “honey.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2024

The ceremony continued for some time, with more perambulations and exchanges of secret passwords and hand signs, more invocations and singing, until C.P. found himself at last standing before the large central altar.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson