invoke

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Lee also took issue with Mitchell not testifying at the hearing and the dozens of times he invoked legislative privilege during a deposition ahead of the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, some works—of varying quality—do invoke Jewish traditions.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Lopatin is quick to take our conversation to a deeper level, invoking the ghostly idea — originally articulated by Jacques Derrida — of “hauntology” and cultural trash remixed into treasure.

From Los Angeles Times

The day after he received a pardon, he avoided every question in a deposition in a broader civil case against Live Nation by invoking his right against self-incrimination, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not once did the piece invoke climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal