conceive

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Back then, nobody could conceive of humankind being connected by machines that also facilitated our disconnection from each other.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“Undoubtedly, AI will usher in new tasks and occupations, many of which are impossible for us to conceive of today,” the Fed’s Cook said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

She’s learned to conceive her pieces considering that in his movies real water, mud, snow and fake blood might be in play.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Some of the sillier visualizations of heaven seem chosen to prove that filmmakers, no less than regular people, struggle to conceive its particulars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

He had thought then of Adam as a man of such honesty that he couldn’t conceive anything else.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck