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
A sheep who can’t conceive of death, let alone accept that humans would want to murder and eat her entire flock, might as well be fodder.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Few people today could imagine a world without eyeglasses, just as they could not conceive of a world without screens, an analogy that “A Four-Eyed World” often suggests.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Andie Pangan did not even conceive of the possibility she would fail to snag tickets for tennis or climbing events at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
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
