at the invitation of

phrase

: due to having been invited by
She attended the fund-raiser at the invitation of the committee chairperson.

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One of his biggest projects after returning to public life was a series of portraits of the Statue of Liberty, painted at the White House at the invitation of first lady Nancy Reagan in 1981. Beth J. Harpaz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 In August of 1966, Roz and he traveled to Hiroshima, Japan, at the invitation of a peace group. Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 During jury deliberations, Tupac dropped by a New York recording studio at the invitation of a producer to contribute to a track. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 In the guest section, apparently at the invitation of one of the liberal Justices, sat Robert De Niro, an inveterate Trump critic. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the invitation of

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“At the invitation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20invitation%20of. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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