1
as in spells
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
the preposterous claim that he could raise the spirits of the dead with a mystical conjuration
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2
as in appeals
an earnest request
a conjuration for divine guidance during a time of national crisis
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The alteration was discovered in a copy of the Book of the Dead (a tome filled with spells meant to aid the dead in their passage to the afterlife) that is believed to have been commissioned for a royal archive supervisor named Rambose.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Oleksandr Zinchenko and Douglas Luiz – two signings that were influenced by Edu – saw their loan spells terminated early, while Arnaud Kalimuendo was farmed out to Eintracht Frankfurt on loan, after failing to impress Dyche.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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What follows this admission is a piercing dissection not of the art itself, but of frameworks of looking at Black art and life that go beyond racist tropes disguised as appeals to the primitive, the spontaneous, the corporeal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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Both prior appeals were denied.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Justin, the believer, is instantly alarmed by how these eerie tapes escalate from cute banter to ghostly crying babies and backward incantations.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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There’s a little bit of mystery with the spirits, incantations and rituals.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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Zac now spends his days chasing his three under 3 around the house — playing games, saying prayers, changing diapers, and FaceTiming Mommy.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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When the killings started in 2016, clergy were the first responders, often called upon to say prayers for the dead and preside over funerals.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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As his invocations crescendoed, so did the music behind him and the Legacy Mass Choir broke into a rousing gospel performance to start the homegoing services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In reality, only 17 out of 45 presidents — or 37% — utilized the law, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy organization that in 2022 tracked all Insurrection Act invocations.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2026
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Don't conflate us, Mansour pleas, even as many users, politicians and commentators mix them up regularly.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cook’s attorney Kedar Ismail waived a formal reading of his client’s indictment and entered not guilty pleas on his behalf.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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California’s secretary of state launched an investigation after video surfaced that appeared to show people paid $5 to sign initiative petitions under other people’s names.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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In San Diego County, for example, 297 of the 516 petitions received to date (counting those made in 2026) have been dismissed, with 33% of those set aside because the request targeted someone who was not eligible under the Care Act.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Conjurations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjurations. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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