Example Sentences

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Concepts developed to help patients tolerate distress have migrated into policy, where they serve the opposite function.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“They’re fearful of stepping out of their home,” said Gloria Medina of Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education, a grassroots organization based in South L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

Concepts in the human brain, as we've seen, can be encoded with just a small number of neurons firing, or even just one.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Concepts of time, relationships, power, and agency are all perceived differently.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Marcus sat down heavily and opened his book, which was called Concepts in Mathematics.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead