incantation

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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

Part 1, “Acknowledgment,” features a plodding incantation, first set by Jimmy Garrison’s bass, then played by the saxophone, then intoned in Coltrane’s husky voice: “A love supreme. A love supreme.”

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

“Take the coaster straight past the gap,” she said aloud, an incantation to keep away any Rusty ghosts.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld