conception
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Fourteen years after its conception, museumgoers will starting May 1 be able to walk the replica ship's decks, immersed in a giant, wrap-around LED display of star-studded night skies.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
By chance, however, he'd ended up in the birthplace of hip-hop, right at the moment of conception.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The digital media company said it has broadly operated at a loss since its conception and is burdened by legacy commitments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“Congressman Swalwell and the Findraiser team consulted the House Committee on Ethics on the conception and implementation of the tool every step of the way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
In the 1940s and 1950s, Avery, Watson, and Crick identified DNA as the gene molecule, and described its structure as a double helix—thereby bringing the anatomical conception of the gene to its natural culmination.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing conception
Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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"Jane Eyre" -- Chapters I-IV
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