invoked

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To finance the initiative, he invoked the Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era law that grants the president broad authority to support industries considered vital to national security.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

They invoked a provision of the Clean Water Act that authorizes states to require additional permits on a case-by-case basis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Populists and trade-union leaders invoked it for their causes, as did suffragists and later civil-rights leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

When called back to testify, Fuhrman invoked the 5th Amendment, refusing to answer questions about whether he had manufactured evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Because he is also invoked against rats, he will perhaps aid us in the office, too.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole