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invoke

[in-vohk] / ɪnˈvoʊk /




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"Pray, invoke Almighty God and hope that your prayers will be answered," he told the worshippers.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

She added: “The lead dissent ignores ordinary principles of dignity and civility and demeans this court. Neither the parties nor the panel dissent found it necessary to invoke such crude and vitriolic language.”

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

He said he would invoke the Defense Production Act, allowing the government to use Anthropic's products as it saw fit.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

All of these observations closely match what the two-vector MR model predicts, without the need to invoke spin-current-based mechanisms.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

“How dare you to invoke the names of Millet and Breton?”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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