conceit

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The series stakes its ground in the time-honored, time-worn conceit of clashing personalities forced to work side by side.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Regardless of how promising the conceit may seem — it’s based on a book titled “Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy,” after all — this is American history for fashion influencers.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Despite its elaborate conceit, “Godfall” turns out to be a solid police-procedural rooted in a sensitive depiction of small-town life turned upside-down by a cosmic cadaver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Created by Thomas Brandon and premiering Saturday on Peacock, its conceit is dramatically clever, if, of course, impossible.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

That is our sole ambition: to knock the conceit out of a postman.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque