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The original 1998 film hardly enchanted critics upon its debut, but went on to conjure a cult following that had kept hopes of a sequel alive ever since.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

“As if Claridge’s and Chiltern Firehouse had a baby,” Jones says of the vibe he wanted to conjure, as he led me on a tour in late June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

On the other hand, when a director isn’t trying so hard to convey a message, that’s typically when they can conjure an emotion to fill the space left empty by thematic contrivance.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

I started sobbing, losing my idea of a new marriage before I could even fully conjure it again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Ella squirmed, wishing she could rattle off what marvels Mama and Papa might have, but she had no idea how conjure fit into all of this.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Watching Xabi Alonso coach his Chelsea team conjures flashbacks of his playing days at Liverpool and Real Madrid.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Our critic said the presentation “sets out to recast Moses as more complicated than the cheerful, childlike images her name conjures and as a legitimizer of self-taught art.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

The phrase "American dream" was coined in the 1930s and often conjures up images of suburban families, solid jobs and beach vacations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

“Each one is unique to the wizard who conjures it.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

And on the very first hole, Stark conjured the shot of the competition so far, her approach to the green on the par four dropping straight into the cup for an eagle.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Then once more, at the behest of RCA Records, to Bonnie Tyler — a name she conjured up by mixing and matching names she read in a local newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

It set up an absorbing final quarter, and after Love's penalty pushed the All Blacks' lead out to four, Jordan conjured another clutch finish after a neat Luke Jacobsen offload.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

It just takes you to a new place and it’s so much more interesting than anything I would have conjured up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

My father played an Encanis so convincing you’d think we’d conjured him.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

At its headquarters in the West Midlands of the U.K., designers were tasked with conjuring up a sleek silhouette that engineers had to transform into a viable machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

While the conference’s other top teams spent the day licking their wounds, here, once again, was Mosley weaving joyfully through the open field and conjuring the very same magic from thin air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

In a World Cup where the boffins with their big brainy heads and their super computers are working overtime on who might play who in the last 32, there are other calculations worth conjuring with.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Teddy Thompson’s voice is a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy and caverns of heartache.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

I had trouble conjuring up these thoughts, and when I finally ventured into these memories, I became so sad that the bones in my body started to ache.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah