A blessing, generally carried out by a priest, consists of invoking God's benevolence on a person.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20231219-vatican-authorises-blessings-for-same-sex-couples-%E2%80%93-under-certain-conditions

Although both Lester and Lorincz claimed that they acted out of fear for their lives, invoking a right to “stand their ground,” compelling evidence suggests racist aggression played a role in each.

Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/stand-your-ground-racism-ajike-owens-ralph-yarl.html?via=rss

And, of course, the side benefit of that is all of a sudden Trump’s lawyers are going to be invoking the speedy trial act. They’re going to want to get that done as quickly as possible instead of extending it way off until after the election.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/news/put-his-fat-ass-in-jail-mary-trump-crew-glory-in-trumps-upcoming-arrest/

Any “hypocritical double standards” could only implicate others, never absolve Thomas — at least without invoking the “well, Jamie’s mom let’s her do it” doctrine.

Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/04/judge-ho-clarence-thomas-ethics/

A popular slogan spotted here is ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’, invoking the larger demand against the historical occupation of Palestinian territories.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/from-the-river-to-the-sea-palestine-history-explained-9026728/

Australia’s misguided military forays into Afghanistan and Iraq/Syria, incredibly justified by Prime Minister John Howard invoking the ANZUS Treaty, ultimately proved unsuccessful and at considerable cost both financially and in human capital.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2023/05/26/how-should-australia-defend-itself-in-the-21st-century-silencing-the-drums-and-dogs-of-war/

Congress itself can act, by invoking its power of impeachment, which it can do in any case to convict a president or other official of “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours”, and then voting to remove them from office.

Source: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/03/23/donald-trump-arrest-what-happens-next/

Corrections Commissioner Nick Deml began his testimony in front of the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions on Tuesday by invoking his time serving in Afghanistan.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/07/final-reading-corrections-commissioner-delivers-emotional-testimony-on-staffing-issues/

Driscoll kicked off the meeting by invoking the city’s history, citing the fact that Lynn used to be the largest shoe manufacturer in the nation.

Source: https://itemlive.com/2023/11/13/partnership/

Fans and media can appreciate her greatness without constantly invoking Curry to understand her style of play.

Source: https://georgetownvoice.com/2023/04/12/is-caitlin-clark-the-stephen-curry-of-womens-basketball-or-the-first-of-her-own-kind/

Ferrante, invoking her past experience working with Spilka on economic development issues, said she looked forward to cooperation among the two branches.

Source: https://bankerandtradesman.com/healey-eco-dev-plan-is-about-moving-forward-with-energy/

For example, she Donald Trump’s presidency to Nazi Germany, invoking the memory of Jews murdered by the Nazi regime.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2023/05/23/cnns-christiane-amanpour-apologizes-on-air-for-saying-israeli-terror-victims-killed-in-shootout/

He added that he and his co-plaintiffs are not seeking any damages or other payment besides the coverage of their legal fees and that they are not claiming that the politicians and other decision makers had any ill intent in drafting or invoking the act.

Source: https://www.yukon-news.com/news/plaintiffs-outline-constitutional-challenge-to-law-used-during-covid-19-emergency-in-the-yukon/

I’m invoking all this because, as a green citizen, I believe that serious environmental damage is baked-in and on its way.

Source: https://www.thenational.scot/politics/23535065.construction-past-can-help-us-build-better-future/?ref=rss

Instead, what he got for his $5.49 had him invoking another fast-food chain’s famous tagline of yore: “Where’s the beef?”

Source: https://www.boston.com/news/food-news/2023/08/01/taco-bell-sued-for-false-advertising-over-skimpy-fillings/

In the suit, Schon claimed he tried to gain access without invoking legal action for many months, to no avail.

Source: https://ksenam.com/ixp/295/p/2023-important-dates/

It begins by invoking former UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick’s famous speech to the Republican National Convention in 1984 when President Ronald Reagan was nominated for a second term.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/08/nikki-haley-teases-2024-announcement-where-will-you-stand/

It’s almost impossible to reflect on the life of Rosalynn Carter without invoking her husband since he was the President of the United States.

Source: https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/11/20/a-few-thoughts-on-the-passing-of-rosalynn-carter-n593626

“I want my refund I will be filing federal charges against you your wife and your daughter RICO,” the punctuation-averse buyer messaged Fierro, invoking the federal law aimed at combating racketeering.

Source: https://gazette.com/business/hero-or-thief-for-back-ordered-club-q-t-shirts/article_9980c606-e468-11ed-97b0-a7f922f75009.html

News Corp’s Australian boss has called for artificial intelligence (AI) companies to pay for the news content used to train their products while invoking how Australia successfully muscled Meta (Facebook) and Google into signing lucrative publisher deals.

Source: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/04/03/news-corp-artificial-intelligence-news-media-bargaining-code/