conception
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For many years, the Supreme Court refused to embrace this two-dimensional conception of equal protection.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
Maurel says it typically takes about 20 years from the conception of a new battery technology to its commercialization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
In 1857, The Times praised it as "masterly in conception and effect" and a worthy partner to Monarch of the Glen.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
One is whether it has any conception of what it takes to make a good doctor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
And once this new conception of themselves had formed, no power on earth could alter it.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing conception
Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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"Jane Eyre" -- Chapters I-IV
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Word Generation Weekly - Series 3
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