invoked

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Invoked at the discretion of the administration, humanitarian parole is rarely used for mass admissions.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2021

Invoked in a struggle against the King as a means of protesting his power as arbitrary, Magna Carta seemed irrelevant once independence had been declared: the United States had no king in need of restraining.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2015

Princess adored and loved! if verse can give A deathless name, thine shall for ever live; Invoked where'er the British lion roars, Extended as the seas that guard the British shores.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Invoked by your wishes the marines of Italy are disembarking from the ships to establish order and defend you.

From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various

Then Elder J. with lifted eyes In musing posture stood, Invoked a blessing from the skies To save from vermin, mites and flies, And keep the bounty good.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton