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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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.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The father of the man accused of shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Washington, D.C., Capital Jewish Museum earlier this week attended President Donald Trump’s joint address in March at the invitation of a Democratic Illinois representative.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
At Auschwitz with Elon Musk In January 2024, Mr. Lev and Ms. Gray flew to Poland to join a private tour of Auschwitz with Mr. Musk at the invitation of the European Jewish Association.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2025
Former Servite coach Troy Thomas, at the invitation of Graham, will attend the draft in Green Bay.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The father of the man accused of shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Washington, D.C., Capital Jewish Museum earlier this week attended President Donald Trump’s joint address in March at the invitation of a Democratic Illinois representative.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
At Auschwitz with Elon Musk In January 2024, Mr. Lev and Ms. Gray flew to Poland to join a private tour of Auschwitz with Mr. Musk at the invitation of the European Jewish Association.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2025
Former Servite coach Troy Thomas, at the invitation of Graham, will attend the draft in Green Bay.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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