invoke
Example Sentences
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Germany could still invoke its equivalent of antitrust curbs to block the deal but will likely content itself with “grumbles in the body politic,” Bruegel’s Veron predicts.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Multiple sources have told the BBC that they intend to invoke little-used parliamentary procedures to force a vote in the coming months.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
All of these observations closely match what the two-vector MR model predicts, without the need to invoke spin-current-based mechanisms.
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
In 1957 President Dwight Eisenhower had to invoke the Insurrection Act to enforce federal court orders to integrate Little Rock Central High School after the Supreme Court held in Brown v.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
It seemed corny then, the kind of sentiment coaches always tried to invoke.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing invoke
Latin Love, Vol I: vocare
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"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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