conceit
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“It was more exciting, the idea of taking this same kind of conceit of a real person in a sitcom-like environment, and putting it in other worlds.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Here, Tuason cleverly lifts a conceit from “The Ring,” where a cursed videotape gave the viewer seven days to live after popping it into the VCR.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Advocates of administrative tribunals claim they’re more efficient than federal courts, but the Ross case belies this conceit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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
I didn’t know then if I had witnessed the gravest humility or conceit.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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