at the invitation of
idiom
: due to having been invited by
She attended the fund-raiser at the invitation of the committee chairperson.
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Other congressional conservatives have also aired sharp criticisms of Israel’s war strategy, suggesting the starvations are intentional almost exactly one year after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress at the invitation of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 31 July 2025
So, in 1914, Amy and her two daughters (Amelia and Muriel) came to Chicago at the invitation of friends and lived in the Beverly neighborhood home of their friends.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The team was also the first baseball club to visit the White House in 1865 at the invitation of President Andrew Johnson.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Members of 42 business clubs assembled there at the invitation of Melvin Jones, a 38-year-old Chicago salesman.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 31 July 2025
So, in 1914, Amy and her two daughters (Amelia and Muriel) came to Chicago at the invitation of friends and lived in the Beverly neighborhood home of their friends.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The team was also the first baseball club to visit the White House in 1865 at the invitation of President Andrew Johnson.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
Members of 42 business clubs assembled there at the invitation of Melvin Jones, a 38-year-old Chicago salesman.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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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 Aug. 2025.
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