concoct
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We live and breathe stories: We concoct them; we relate them; we react to them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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
Having taken control of the DC Universe, he’s pivoted away from gloom to concoct a Superman who isn’t too sweet or too serious — frankly, he’s a little stupid.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
Need someone to take the first steps on Niflheim to inhale the planet’s toxic air so the lab can concoct a vaccine?
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025
“Velma, is this the hooligan who had access to your so-called elixir? More like the devil’s brew if you ask me. Is that the kind of thing you concoct in your chemistry class?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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And Then There Were None
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