A recent invocation of that reality is Kendrick Lamar's 2012 album, "good kid m.A.A.d.
As it happens, despite Mr Schröder's recent invocation of Iran, there is little chance of its being a rerun of September 2002, when he came from behind to snatch a narrow victory.
Though it might seem strange for Internet companies to get a free pass when their users break the law en masse, legal experts have described Airbnb's recent invocation of the Communications Decency Act in a lawsuit as a "slam dunk" victory for the company because the act is so expansive.
Ms. Moffatt's most recent work, the "Invocations," are quite different in tone and intent.
But the invocation of recent U.S.-led forays and the specific use of the word "exceptionalism" in Russian discourse add a dimension that is deeply troubling for the future prospects of peace.
The subtle addition of AIDS ribbons gives a whole new meaning to the song "Last Supper," for instance, and "I Loved" becomes a very funny invocation of a certain recent political scandal.
Supporters of the Lodi prayer have found a national advocate in the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal group based in Arizona, which has sent letters to thousands of city councils around the country in recent years, urging them to keep their invocations and providing model prayer policies that they say do not fall afoul of the law.
Until the recent Sixth Circuit decision, the most important invocation of Bush v. Gore by a federal appeals court probably came in a 2006 case decided by a different panel of the same court.
It was a better invocation than many we've heard in recent months when candidates attempted to equate the dream with everything from a monster yacht to a professional wrestling empire to a health care company that bilked the government out of more than $1 billion.
Ishwar Singh, head of the Sikh Society of Central Florida, will give the invocation on Wednesday evening, according to the most recent schedule available.
