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incantation

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


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To boost the placement of these companies’ products in AI results, Bailyn’s company plants a sort of magic incantation, known as a “brand authority statement,” on at least 10 websites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

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

The amalgamation of memory, historical fact and artifice yield an engrossing incantation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Where there exists a liminal plane, where the difference between incantation and recitation is hazy.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2023

Harry reacted instinctively; his wand was out of his pocket and the incantation sprang to mind without conscious thought: Levicorpus!

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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