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Senate in Michigan, whose self-confident swagger and immigrant-family story have invited the comparison.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
“In the U.S., people who don’t speak Spanish have invited us to their homes and let us sleep on their couches,” he says, a little choked up with emotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
That growth, and Nvidia’s booming profit margins have invited a whole roster of competitors that range from established chip companies like Broadcom, AMD, Arm and Qualcomm to newer entrants like Cerebras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
In the event of non-payment, states have invited recipients to make use of food banks — which could be swiftly overwhelmed by the demand.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Stanton would have invited Anthony and Bloomer over for dinner, she wrote, but she didn’t know what kind of mischief her children had been up to in her absence.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
