conceive of

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If that is the case, along with the latest jobs numbers, it gets difficult “to even conceive of the Fed thinking seriously about cutting rates,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

One thing aging and fascism have in common is that it’s hard to conceive of them until you’re personally affected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Back then, nobody could conceive of humankind being connected by machines that also facilitated our disconnection from each other.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

High school might be a good time to conceive of ideas, but college is where to find the network of co-founders and early employees crucial to a startup’s success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The imagination is important, as it allows us to conceive of all kinds of possibilities in the future and to understand the past in a way that has real survival value.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson