invoked
Example Sentences
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Manley invoked his own history as a Senate staffer as evidence.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
If it passes the House of Commons, rarely invoked powers could be used, meaning it would not need the assent of the Lords to become law this time.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and Palantir technology chief Shyam Sankar are among other tech executives who have invoked it in recent public remarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Both of Thursday’s decisions invoked the high court’s future stake in the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Impossible because only one coven of the eight who’d invoked the clause in the history of the Twelve Towns had solved it.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
