conceit

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Regardless of how promising the conceit may seem — it’s based on a book titled “Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy,” after all — this is American history for fashion influencers.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

For all the arguments against his central conceit, Mr. Dalrymple has written a spirited and valuable book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Created by Thomas Brandon and premiering Saturday on Peacock, its conceit is dramatically clever, if, of course, impossible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

In his expression Mrs. Johnson saw, or imagined she saw, not gratitude but arrogance, and, in place of pride, immense conceit.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote