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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Members of 42 business clubs assembled there at the invitation of Melvin Jones, a 38-year-old Chicago salesman.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Harris attended the Compton High graduation at the invitation of Compton Unified School District Student Board Member MyShay Causey, a student athlete and graduating senior.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Jimmy visited Valais at the invitation of his lover Lucien to clear his mind and spirit, and to write in the pseudosolitude that being surrounded by utter strangers who were somewhere between indifferent to and entranced by his presence might have afforded.
—Harmony Holiday, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The King's visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Carney, is widely interpreted as a symbolic assertion of Canada's autonomy and a subtle rebuke to external pressures.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Harris attended the Compton High graduation at the invitation of Compton Unified School District Student Board Member MyShay Causey, a student athlete and graduating senior.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Jimmy visited Valais at the invitation of his lover Lucien to clear his mind and spirit, and to write in the pseudosolitude that being surrounded by utter strangers who were somewhere between indifferent to and entranced by his presence might have afforded.
—Harmony Holiday, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The King's visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Carney, is widely interpreted as a symbolic assertion of Canada's autonomy and a subtle rebuke to external pressures.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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