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conceiting

verb

present participle of conceit, chiefly dialect

as in imagining

to form a mental picture of after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day

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Under the concept True Dystopic, the #LINK Vertical program brings together auteur documentary and genre cinema, using real locations in Rio de Janeiro as settings for imagining speculative futures.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Maybe that difficulty in imagining the sport’s death, like imagining the end of capitalism, comes from living in the present.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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After seeing information about the National Day of Action online, Isabel Montano, a junior studying philosophy and economics, decided to take action at SIUE.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Forecasting the Field While Kehlani is a strong contender for the category, the R&B space has absolutely expanded, while seeing the return of some of R&B’s original icons.

— Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

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The professor, who is based at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, first presented plans for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 1988, envisioning a vast network of sensors in Antarctic ice that could capture neutrinos.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
In the long term, the startup is envisioning a global network of O-factories that would bring manufacturing closer to the major markets of fashion brands.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, the royal spoke at the same gathering, against a backdrop of cell phone lock screens picturing children whose mental health had been affected by social media.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

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