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Japan's late prime minister Shinzo Abe had conceived of the Quad, seeing the four democracies as like-minded in the face of China.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Redmond performed it for one night only in New York City at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in October, directed and produced by Janice Maffei — just 10 weeks after she had conceived of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Durov’s post last year that he had conceived more than 100 children drew a joking response from Musk, who himself has fathered at least 14 known children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Hwang had conceived of Gi-hun's return to the Squid Game as one big arc, but ended up splitting it in two after his disastrous failure.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2024

Once he had conceived his visual pun, he could never be sure that it would really work unless he put it into effect.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson