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“I was just concocting like a lot of different sugary meals and eating it every day, and then going back home and making all these songs that have blown up,” Todd said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He has gone so far as giving these agents names and concocting personal back stories for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Williams, having supposedly brought disgrace on Harlequins by independently concocting the blood capsule plan, sought advice from the Rugby Players' Association.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

It’s a lot of pressure, concocting a flawless ending.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

Once, when concocting a varnish with Mr. Gitney, Mr. Sharpe chanced to spill some of their new mixture on his cravat, which left a yellow stain.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson