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incantation

[in-kan-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪn kænˈteɪ ʃən /


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“Monument Eternal” is a talisman, an incantation that shows the author fearless and confident in her challenge to the distorting influence of race in America that James Weldon Johnson identified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The culprit for the incantation was the image of the now emblematic Pale Man from “Pan’s Labyrinth,” flaunting eyes on his palms on the back cover of the DVD.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Nuns dangling rosary beads, tourists and student priests were among those who joined the gentle incantation of the rosary in the Vatican.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

His voice, like a conjurer’s incantation, stirs the embers of rage, mustering both a conviction and devotion that consumes both logic and restraint.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024

She still hovered in the window every day, mouthing the words I’ll be back, her prayer, her incantation, but her prayers weren’t working.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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