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Coke has been involved in crafting McDonald’s new dirty soda beverages, using Sprite and syrups to help concoct the brightly colored drinks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

It’s almost possible to concoct a silver lining from this dreadful situation, but only by focusing on short-term electoral politics in the most bloodless and instrumental fashion.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Kristin Hanggi directs the production, which stars Laura Bell Bundy and Kara Lindsay as friends who concoct impressive résumés to wow former classmates at their high-school reunion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

Crittenden and Allan have lively imaginations, but the wild situations they concoct are treated like joke machines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025

You aren’t the only one who can concoct lies at the drop of a hat.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

That’s an ugly story, so Joel concocts a more palatable one that he falsely swears is the truth.

From Salon ● May 26, 2025

In “Bel Canto,” Patchett concocts an almost fantastical scenario: What would happen if in the course of a months-long hostage crisis, the militants and civilians broke bread and sought comfort in each other?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025

Each weekday, your host, Ray Hamel, concocts a challenging set of unique questions on a specific topic.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2023

Multicellular living matter concocts its own schemes, which means cells won't necessarily stay in the same place or state.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023

Madame Manec’s energy, Marie-Laure is learning, is extraordinary; she burgeons, shoots off stalks, wakes early, works late, concocts bisques without a drop of cream, loaves with less than a cup of flour.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

But John believes all of it to be an elaborate publicity stunt concocted by Arcane — or, at least, that’s what he tells himself.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

“But I think that’s a lie,” she says, briskly brushing off the stories as a smear campaign concocted by Otso’s enemies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

I arrived at “Bluey’s Best Day Ever!” as a childless columnist, and yet I came away enchanted by what Disneyland’s live entertainment team, led by Susana Tubert, had concocted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

But, as the forensic evidence in a new documentary shows, Williams' words were a story concocted to hide the grim truth.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

Jefferson and Madison even managed to persuade themselves that Adams had concocted the entire XYZ Affair to mobilize popular support for a declaration of war.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

To reignite waning interest in space travel, Musk had initially tried concocting a publicity stunt to send plant seeds to Mars in hope of sprouting new life there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

The BBC has seen the police tapes for the first time, showing Alex concocting a fake story about his mother and grandfather's whereabouts.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

In an opening flashback, we learn that a technician concocting a freakish T. rex littered a Snickers wrapper, causing a chain reaction that within two minutes resulted in the snacker becoming a snack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

It’s a lot of pressure, concocting a flawless ending.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024

Primi herself used Baggies in her practice of layman's santería, concocting powders and potions to make this ache or that rival woman go away.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez