invoked
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The judge said the US government had invoked two conventions to secure Marimi's appearance in a US court.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The magic, though, is in how present we feel in this invoked past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Yet Ms. Smialek notes that some British officials still invoked Malthus to justify withholding aid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The declaration, invoked under two articles of Pakistan's constitution dealing with security, grants the federal government sweeping administrative powers over the province.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
The last brick was set in place as the vicar, having put his glasses back on, made the celebrated pronouncement—man and wife together—and invoked the Trinity after which his church was named.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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