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

In total, only 12% of people cited infertility - or difficulty conceiving - as a reason for not having the number of children they wanted to.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

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

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Because he had no topographic map, however, he had no way of conceiving that salvation was so close at hand.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer