concoct
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One way seems to be through the “distributed attentional focus” that music inspires, where we concoct images in time with the sound.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It’s almost possible to concoct a silver lining from this dreadful situation, but only by focusing on short-term electoral politics in the most bloodless and instrumental fashion.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Rather, he’s using a shoestring budget to concoct left-of-center sights that feel like a peek into a specific Los Angeles netherworld.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
We live and breathe stories: We concoct them; we relate them; we react to them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
“So, are you saying we aren’t going to concoct an elaborate revenge plot to get back at her?”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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And Then There Were None
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