conceiving

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The global policy chief for OpenAI was reportedly involved in conceiving the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

In total, only 12% of people cited infertility - or difficulty conceiving - as a reason for not having the number of children they wanted to.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

It demands conceiving, sketching, lingering; it demands time.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

The NIH lists some possible risk factors including prenatal exposure to pesticides or air pollution, premature birth or low birth weight, maternal health problems and parents conceiving at older ages.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

I hastened to drive from my mind the hateful notion I had been conceiving respecting Grace Poole; it disgusted me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë