conceived
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“The Whale” is subtler on stage than it is on screen; its metaphors work better in the theater’s buoyant atmosphere for which they were conceived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Audrey's legal campaign and Arthur's book together helped drive changes to French donor-conception laws, allowing people conceived after April 2025 to access identifying information about their donors when they reach adulthood.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“The Great American Road Trip” was conceived as a travelogue, after a fashion, celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The general effect is more of 10 diligently prepared classroom lectures than of a broadly conceived historical narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Sunday, March 16, Nixon decided it was time to put his Madman Theory, conceived the previous fall, into action.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
