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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This was at the invitation of El Cajon’s Nick Christie, who has been a fixture at the event.
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
President-elect Trump will be on Capitol Hill on Wednesday at the invitation of Senate Republican leadership, according to three sources familiar with the invitation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Later during the trip, which the couple made at the invitation of Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez, Meghan gracefully spoke Spanish during a panel discussion uplifting Afro-Colombian women.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The admission came after Zelensky attended the re-opening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral on Saturday at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
President-elect Trump will be on Capitol Hill on Wednesday at the invitation of Senate Republican leadership, according to three sources familiar with the invitation.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Later during the trip, which the couple made at the invitation of Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez, Meghan gracefully spoke Spanish during a panel discussion uplifting Afro-Colombian women.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The admission came after Zelensky attended the re-opening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral on Saturday at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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