conceiving

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She believes their problems conceiving naturally were caused, or at least exacerbated, by the war: "all the stress and sleepless nights," Katerina says.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

But Bi is after more than elaborate dress-up, conceiving each episode as an exploration of how movies amplify and comment on life’s cavalcade of emotions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

When Ms Park and her husband had trouble conceiving, they looked to fertility treatments.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

It demands conceiving, sketching, lingering; it demands time.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

I hastened to drive from my mind the hateful notion I had been conceiving respecting Grace Poole; it disgusted me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë