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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One year ago, as of this Tuesday afternoon, the pop superstar attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game at the invitation of tight end Travis Kelce.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The princes traveled to South Africa at the invitation of the Football Association (FA), soccer's governing body in England, to support its bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
So, Lewis and I were in Las Vegas with the late Barbara Ehrenreich at the invitation of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The group of mostly minority kids had come from a nearby high school at the invitation of the National Arts Club, and their teacher testified that Sharen Benenson had told them to leave.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 July 2024
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The princes traveled to South Africa at the invitation of the Football Association (FA), soccer's governing body in England, to support its bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
So, Lewis and I were in Las Vegas with the late Barbara Ehrenreich at the invitation of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
The group of mostly minority kids had come from a nearby high school at the invitation of the National Arts Club, and their teacher testified that Sharen Benenson had told them to leave.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 July 2024
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“At the invitation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20invitation%20of. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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