conceive

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She believes their problems conceiving naturally were caused, or at least exacerbated, by the war: "all the stress and sleepless nights," Katerina says.

From BBC

The acquisition of the county beaches was first conceived by Marcia Hanscom, director of Los Angeles Coast Forever!, a nonprofit that has advocated for federal management of the fragile ecosystem for years.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's extremely striking and very exciting that the data seem to suggest that apes, in their minds, can conceive of things that are not there," Bastos said.

From Science Daily

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

That will change, of course, or this will be one of television’s most radically conceived shows.

From Los Angeles Times