invocation
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Still, the mere invocation of license revocation has a powerful chilling effect.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
And this invocation to keep moving reveals something about the chapel’s architecture—its dynamism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
I love how the invocation sets a calm, cooperative, even loving tone at a time when too many civic gatherings in this country are torn by ill will, short tempers, sometimes violence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Recreating a famous moment — such as when Seberg runs her finger over her lips as Belmondo had done — was deeply meaningful to him: an invocation.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
First an invocation by a Negro preacher; then a woman spoke of what was happening to the children.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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