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conceived

[kuhn-seevd] / kənˈsivd /


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Chief Executive Lucas Ward, a fintech veteran who co-founded property insurance carrier Kin Insurance, conceived of Oath along with Christophe Frerebeau and Chris Pesigan, who serve as chief product officer and chief revenue officer, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Japan's late prime minister Shinzo Abe had conceived of the Quad, seeing the four democracies as like-minded in the face of China.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Keenan said there was no history of twins in either of their families and the twins were conceived naturally without the use of IVF or other fertility treatment.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It is for this reason that the Women’s Health Initiative, the largest and most expensive study investigating hormone therapy in postmenopausal women, was conceived in 1991.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Gabriel watched him run headlong, like David’s headlong son, towards the disaster that had been waiting for him from the moment he had been conceived.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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