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invite

[in-vahyt, in-vahyt] / ɪnˈvaɪt, ˈɪn vaɪt /


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Inside, bright primary colors and cleverly placed cutouts invite readers into the house to explore rooms tantalizingly out of view.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

“Solidarity is one of the most important ways to tell someone: I am here. That’s why we invite you to help, together.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

It appears that you were happier to see an invite from your New York friend who you have not seen since the pandemic, but you had a sense that something was off.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

And Paramount’s chief of communications said it was a decades-long “CBS practice to invite government officials from both parties” to the Kennedy Center show.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

“You should invite her to move out, too. That way she would feel more involved. Like you’re including her.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Soon after opening a separate office in his native northern England he gave an interview there to Elizabeth Day, a writer, whose podcast "How to Fail" invites celebrities to reflect on mistakes they have made.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The first stage of the PGA Tour’s postseason, the St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., invites the top 70 players in the season-long standings—and Koepka wasn’t one of them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Every week Prof. Morris invites over four other professors—as “clever and famous” as he—to discourse on learned subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

“Its whimsical grandiosity practically invites us to use the passive voice, a kind of verbal genuflection.”

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

They climb an echoing stairwell, rap on a door; an old woman invites them in, asks for news, insists all three of them drink a thimbleful of sherry.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Entry to the service at Swansea Minster was for family, friends and invited guests only.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

He invited her to MaiTai, an exclusive networking event he built in Maui, Hawaii, around water sports.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

During his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street, Burnham addressed a crowd including teenage influencers invited because they make TikTok clips about Labour politics.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Monday's service for family and invited guests will be held at St Mary's Church, Swansea, and will be live streamed on the star's official website, with fans also able to watch it on screens outside.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

After an evening lecture and demonstration of spirit rappings at a local theater, Albany’s audience was invited to book personal conversations with the spirits.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Washington also needs a RISC-V strategy that reduces dependence on Arm without inviting dependence on China.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Organisers have started a global campaign inviting LGBTQ+ creatives to design the official logo outline for the bid.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Bottura responded by creating a recipe for riso cacio e pepe and inviting people around the world to cook it with him.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

He has championed the success of his own Far East Plaza by inviting in a new wave of restaurant tenants like Lasita.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

She warned members of the commission that if they approved the variance to allow construction of the Bacon Street project, they were inviting trouble.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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