as in invocation
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Noun
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Last year, an appellate court overturned the president’s invocation of wartime authorities to expedite the deportation of Venezuelans on the sensible grounds that Venezuela was not, in fact, invading the United States.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026 -
As prospective farmers struggled to clear forests for rice fields in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Malaya, their efforts might have been accompanied by mystical incantations like this invocation against Iblis, the Devil in Islamic tradition.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2026
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Mira looked at it, then at me, and chose grace.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Swanson was credited with nine assists, including running in on some slow rollers, getting to balls headed up the middle, making some dazzling spin moves and showing grace under pressure to help the Cubs (21-12) win their 14th of 17 games overall and 10th straight home game.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Dust and moisture collect at the floor line and can contribute to odors that seem to come from nowhere.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Try to avoid letting water collect in flower pots, buckets, tarps and children’s toys.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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The comedian’s monologue took the approach of pointing out the litany of absurdities related to the WHCD, including before, during and after the event.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Along with Scorsese, Maslow would work with a litany of top-name filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford, John Carpenter, Tim Burton, Robert Wise, John Hughes, Blake Edwards and many others.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The actor’s mom, Joyce Patton, also shared the news on Facebook and asked for prayers for her son.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Muslim worshippers, barred from praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque under wartime restrictions, had gathered outside the walls of the Old City for prayers.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Requiescat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiescat. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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