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requiescat

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Definition of requiescat

as in invocation

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Repetition is the governing principle throughout the record, from the recurring melodic figures to Sundfør’s own invocations.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
The invocation of the former district attorney in the mayor’s race is more complicated.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of invocation

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In the letters that Wilson collected, there are countless appeals to God, prayers for help and understanding and prayers of thanksgiving for strength and mercy.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
In fact, some Thanksgivings have seen multiple balloons go down in the parade.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

Definition of thanksgiving

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In addition to filling in Balaban’s gaps with a tedious litany of mathematical steps, the agents also made some genuine innovations.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Which is why so many of the watches feature expert craftsmanship, a litany of serious complications, but at the same time are whimsical.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of litany

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Sitake winds up practice with a prayer and insists that the defense and offense shake hands after going at one another all day.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
In 1697 the Massachusetts General Court ordered a day of fasting and prayer to repent for the unlawfulness of the trials.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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