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But while bots can beat chess grandmasters, they haven’t managed to concoct a foolproof plan to win every time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

But the sport’s actual heartland, where engineers concoct the most sophisticated machines in motor sports, could hardly be farther from superyachts and velvet ropes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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

I thought about the most nourishing liquids I could concoct.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

With each manicured frame and deceptively poignant observation on the impossibility of living normally in modern life, Kramer concocts an original, wonderfully empathetic study of the desire to play spectator to a world on fire.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

Each weekday, your host, Ray Hamel, concocts a challenging set of unique questions on a specific topic.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2023

Multicellular living matter concocts its own schemes, which means cells won't necessarily stay in the same place or state.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023

The first act ends with the brilliant company number “A Weekend in the Country,” the scheme that Desirée concocts to bring the lovelorn and the lovesick to her mother’s estate.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2023

Madame Manec’s energy, Marie-Laure is learning, is extraordinary; she burgeons, shoots off stalks, wakes early, works late, concocts bisques without a drop of cream, loaves with less than a cup of flour.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

It said it was "concocted well after the event in an attempt to obscure and conceal the realities of the disguised funding scheme".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The second tea is a custom blend that Krylova concocted for her partner, who “runs hot.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

But John believes all of it to be an elaborate publicity stunt concocted by Arcane — or, at least, that’s what he tells himself.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

The original Monticello was a thoroughly conventional house, a gentleman-amateur’s effort diligently concocted out of the standard pattern-books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Still would if it wasn’t for a salve my mother concocted.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

To reignite waning interest in space travel, Musk had initially tried concocting a publicity stunt to send plant seeds to Mars in hope of sprouting new life there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

In an opening flashback, we learn that a technician concocting a freakish T. rex littered a Snickers wrapper, causing a chain reaction that within two minutes resulted in the snacker becoming a snack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

Williams, having supposedly brought disgrace on Harlequins by independently concocting the blood capsule plan, sought advice from the Rugby Players' Association.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

It’s a lot of pressure, concocting a flawless ending.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024

Rachel worried that her daughter did not gain, and fussed over the fire concocting nourishing stews which Mercy obediently tried to swallow.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare