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

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

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

It’s hard to conceive of a less efficient way to return resources to households.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

I will paint for him not only the visible universe, but all that he can conceive of nature’s immensity in the womb of this abridged atom.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton