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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According to a December 2023 Associated Press story, Wallace was one of two dozen faith leaders to visit Israel and the West Bank at the invitation of Rami Nashashibi, a Palestinian American community organizer from Chicago’s South Side.
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Suarez was meeting with FIFA officials in Qatar, sources say, and literally riding a camel at the invitation of an ambassador in early 2021 as the city’s COVID-19 state of emergency entered its second year.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Early signs of a fracturing consensus on Havana syndrome emerged this past November, when half a dozen victims—all current or former intelligence personnel—gathered in the White House Situation Room at the invitation of senior staff members on the National Security Council.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Creed singer Scott Sapp also made his Opry debut in 2024, while The Eagles played the Opry at the invitation of Vince Gill in 2017.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Suarez was meeting with FIFA officials in Qatar, sources say, and literally riding a camel at the invitation of an ambassador in early 2021 as the city’s COVID-19 state of emergency entered its second year.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Early signs of a fracturing consensus on Havana syndrome emerged this past November, when half a dozen victims—all current or former intelligence personnel—gathered in the White House Situation Room at the invitation of senior staff members on the National Security Council.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Creed singer Scott Sapp also made his Opry debut in 2024, while The Eagles played the Opry at the invitation of Vince Gill in 2017.
—Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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