conjure
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They were characters who made us remember why we look to certain actors for specific things, and how important it can be to pay attention to the feelings they conjure within us.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
His images conjure illuminated manuscripts, textiles, hieroglyphics, board games, musical scores, and tribal and children’s art, while echoing the structures of animals, crystals, plants and cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Whether anyone can conjure words to match, or be as long-lasting and memorable, as Bjorge Lillelien's remain to be seen, but there is every chance they will get a mention amid the action in Miami.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Known by acronyms that need no explanation, viruses like Covid, Sars and Ebola conjure up images of medics in protective suits and spark fear in populations worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Penelope had tried to conjure the scene so many times that she no longer could tell what was memory and what was simply her own imagined version of the day.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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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
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
The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
And it conjures in the mind a future Mamdani video.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
To many people the very word conjures up memories of choking on chalk dust and cowering in fear of a thwack on the knuckles from a spinster schoolteacher.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Then once more, at the behest of RCA Records, to Bonnie Tyler — a name she conjured up by mixing and matching names she read in a local newspaper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Last year, OpenAI’s Sora 2 video tool drew outrage in Hollywood after users conjured up dead celebrities without their estates’ consent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The duo then conjured up plenty of drama and some superb snooker as they traded the next two frames.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Luis Enrique, however, with the players at his disposal, has conjured a brilliant mix of physicality, chemistry and technique to produce one of football's most exciting teams in recent memory.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Even for Roman demigods, the name conjured up an image of a silly winged baby with a toy bow and arrow, flying around in his diapers on Valentine’s Day.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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And conjuring up concerns about how the Olympics will operate when L.A. is supposed to open its arms to the world two years from now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
About half the tracks on “Inferno” are purely instrumental, and these cinematic creations are no less evocative, conjuring words and pictures through their sonics alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Those ideas were made manifest in lavish PR material conjuring up fantastical landscapes that attracted reams of coverage that mingled awe and derision.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
He walked with confidence and dressed well, conjuring an impression of wealth and achievement.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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