invoked

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When called back to testify, Fuhrman invoked the 5th Amendment, refusing to answer questions about whether he had manufactured evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

That makes complete self-sufficiency -- an idea Netanyahu previously invoked when he said Israel should become more like "Sparta" -- unrealistic for now.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Some hedge-fund managers say they couldn’t recall when the short-swing profit rule had last been invoked, even indicating uncertainty over how the mechanics of any disgorgement of applicable profits would be administered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

He also invoked Evans’ history, including prior Mississippi capital reversals finding serious prosecutorial misconduct.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

He stood by the grave at the end of the world, and in that place he invoked the darkest of runes and called on old powers, long forgotten.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman