conceived

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Hammerstein, the musical’s lyricist, conceived the song with the great black baritone Paul Robeson in mind, and constructed it himself using music that Kern had already composed for the production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

She said she was met with "sheer confusion and just like no real understanding of what that even means" when she tells people she is donor conceived.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

The SunZia project faced a long road to completion with ownership changes, slow permitting processes and major redesigns since it was first conceived in 2006.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

As they were conceived before regulations were introduced in 1991, they said they were part of the generation of children created during sperm donation's "Wild West" period.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

It was conceived a century ago as a kind of woodland bank, a permanent repository of American timber, when people grew alarmed at the rate at which American forests were falling.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson