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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One Pacific journey brought him to Melbourne, Australia, at the invitation of Perov, then-director of cultural activities at La Trobe University.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
The group met virtually with Biden on Monday at the invitation of Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), chair of the caucus.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 10 July 2024
On January 5, the Iraqi parliament voted to expel all foreign forces from Iraqi territory, including the 5,200 U.S. forces currently in the country at the invitation of its government.
—Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2020
The characters are fictional stand-ins for the real-life multitudes who have poured into Poland through Belarus since 2021, at the invitation of the Belarusian dictator, Alexander Lukashenka.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
The group met virtually with Biden on Monday at the invitation of Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), chair of the caucus.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 10 July 2024
On January 5, the Iraqi parliament voted to expel all foreign forces from Iraqi territory, including the 5,200 U.S. forces currently in the country at the invitation of its government.
—Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2020
The characters are fictional stand-ins for the real-life multitudes who have poured into Poland through Belarus since 2021, at the invitation of the Belarusian dictator, Alexander Lukashenka.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
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