invocation
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While neither of the “Devil Wears Prada” movies revolve around Christianity, the invocation of the devil taps into an older moral rhetoric.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Garbus’ invocation of Aaron Spelling’s prime-time soap in her title can’t be accidental.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
He stumbled early by irritating Chief Justice John Roberts with a heavy-handed invocation of Dames & Moore v.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025
I love how the invocation sets a calm, cooperative, even loving tone at a time when too many civic gatherings in this country are torn by ill will, short tempers, sometimes violence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
An entire team mobilized instantly at the invocation of Lucky Girl’s name.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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