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The original 1998 film hardly enchanted critics upon its debut, but went on to conjure a cult following that had kept hopes of a sequel alive ever since.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The unassuming lozenge-shaped vehicle stands ready to conjure reverence in anyone who holds childhood memories of that film dear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

“As if Claridge’s and Chiltern Firehouse had a baby,” Jones says of the vibe he wanted to conjure, as he led me on a tour in late June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"I had hoped that Nolan's affinity with these Homeric themes might push him to new creative heights, and enable him to conjure more believable characters," she wrote.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

To conjure the greatest magic, to command a power beyond human power.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Accompanied by her sidekick and netherworld patron King Grimsquawk – a crowned raven-baby holding a scepter – Workman conjures up one of the funniest small-screen comedies that isn’t officially on TV.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

For millions of Disney fans, that phrase instantly conjures up memories of one of the biggest musical franchises of the 2000s.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Our critic said the presentation “sets out to recast Moses as more complicated than the cheerful, childlike images her name conjures and as a legitimizer of self-taught art.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

The phrase "American dream" was coined in the 1930s and often conjures up images of suburban families, solid jobs and beach vacations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

It conjures up our college prospects, growing older, getting a real job—our future.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

And on the very first hole, Stark conjured the shot of the competition so far, her approach to the green on the par four dropping straight into the cup for an eagle.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

But the focus was the music itself on Friday, and the ragtag roster of artists that fully conjured it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

The memory, and the blissful obliviousness it conjured, became the image at the center of the title track.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Within an hour, I conjured a performance review, a project postmortem and a meal plan engineered to satisfy a picky toddler and use up every veggie in my fridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Almost absentmindedly, Dumbledore raised his wand again, twirled it once in midair, and then caught the crystal goblet that he had conjured out of nowhere.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

As the reporter tries to arrange a meeting between the Iraqi family and the haunted Marine, the movie sticks to character rather than conjuring up Hollywood-style plot complications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The two pictures, hung side by side in the gallery, have a wistful air, conjuring a grand and spellbinding Roman past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

While the conference’s other top teams spent the day licking their wounds, here, once again, was Mosley weaving joyfully through the open field and conjuring the very same magic from thin air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

In a World Cup where the boffins with their big brainy heads and their super computers are working overtime on who might play who in the last 32, there are other calculations worth conjuring with.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The Preacher said, “I saw you, Elijah. I saw what you were doing, and I’m afraid it has the look of conjuring to it.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis