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invoke
verb as in call upon
Example Sentences
The movement exploded in 1828 as workers resisted longer workdays, invoking the Declaration’s “pursuit of happiness.”
Some sources have also invoked the existence of an unofficial truce between the jihadists and the government, explaining the calm felt in the capital.
Even if it does, by the way, the president has several other laws restricting trade that he can invoke with precedent on his side.
He invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to a subpoena for documents and questions in a deposition in the New York lawsuit against Indyke and Kahn filed last year.
The Journal reported in May that Khan invoked the investigation of Netanyahu and Gallant in communications with his accuser as he urged her to disavow her allegations against him.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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