invocation
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He has a well-documented history of trafficking in conspiracy theories himself, which made his ambiguous invocation of federal involvement a kind of implicit validation to conspiracy theorists that there might be more to the story.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Before she headed to the locker room, Burrell thanked everyone and called out a cheerful invocation, “Successful first game!”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Still, the mere invocation of license revocation has a powerful chilling effect.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
The film’s repeated invocation of its own title in different contexts is another instance of adding too many eggs to the custard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
It was a simple invocation of hope, a call to persist.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Tina Brown called American Canto “absurdly pretentious,” wincing at its repeated invocations of Joan Didion’s unsettling Santa Ana winds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
Comparisons to the late-1990s dot-com bubble abound, as do invocations of the crash that followed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
It is clear from the context of her repeated invocations that she uses Venn diagrams to clarify complicated situations.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2024
Some of it is slyly funny, if thin, like the occasional invocations of New Age pyramid power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The ceremony continued for some time, with more perambulations and exchanges of secret passwords and hand signs, more invocations and singing, until C.P. found himself at last standing before the large central altar.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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