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When F1 was conceiving the new engines, the idea was to attract more car manufacturers into the sport, and particularly the Volkswagen Group.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The idea for the USC Dornsife prize came in late 2019, just as the college’s English department was conceiving the online literary journal Air/Light.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022

When Smith was conceiving of “Black Girl Songbook,” she wanted to create a platform that celebrated and uplifted artists, particularly the overlooked or underappreciated.

From New York Times • May 14, 2021

For Kitty Green, the film’s writer-director, white misogynist bullies of a certain age were getting enough attention in the media when she was conceiving her story and the Harvey Weinstein scandal was dominating news coverage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2021

Under the influence of the great Ralegh, whose fertile imagination was conceiving plans of colonization in America, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, his brother-in-law, took possession of Newfoundland on a hill overlooking the harbour of St. John's.

From Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 by Bourinot, John George, Sir