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invocation

[in-vuh-key-shuhn] / ˌɪn vəˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Garbus’ invocation of Aaron Spelling’s prime-time soap in her title can’t be accidental.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 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

In a very modern invocation of the swords-to-plowshares principle, he has evidently told Ukrainian officials that its demobbed soldiers could soon be earning Silicon Valley-level salaries operating American data centers in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

But in its repeated invocation of the contrarian report, it violated the most basic scientific norms.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

In a great slow gesture he stretched out his arms, the gesture of welcome that opens an invocation.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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