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But her conceit that the Inter-Con’s trajectory can constitute, as the book’s subtitle asserts, “a people’s history of Afghanistan,” is rickety at best.

But some conceits stampede through profoundly repugnant swamplands, sinking into straight-up stereotyping in the process.

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One of the great conceits of California is its place on the cutting edge — of fashion, culture, technology, politics and other facets of the ways we live and thrive.

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However, the film’s phone conceit played well enough and young star Thames was outstanding.

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Purely a conceit, though, is any idea that cheeseburger consumption would simultaneously decline.

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