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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon
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But imagine a good cheeseburger, stripped down to its essential elements in raw form.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026 -
In defeat, White Southerners cast themselves in the role of Christ, imagining their suffering as redemptive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Trump is summoning a new working group, comprised of athletes, coaches, administrators and college presidents.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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But sometimes the zip isn’t there, with zone defense often a game-saving alternative, as if summoning Mariano Rivera.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Fingerprints of climate change Although natural variability played a role, Swain sees the fingerprints of climate change in several aspects of winter weather, including cold snaps.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Activists are also instructing people to keep them out of sight so ICE agents don’t see them and later target them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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As additional observations from telescopes around the world were gathered throughout 2025, scientists were able to refine its orbit.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a voice note sent by the second Tehran resident on Wednesday night, the sound of pro-regime demonstrators who had gathered for the first day of official mourning for Khamenei can be heard chanting in the background.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beyond improving current computer stability, Das envisions these sensors serving as a blueprint for a new generation of ultra-compact technology.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hight called out, starting to get up.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Our older daughter got up on the board on her first wave.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Bill is pictured socializing with Epstein and Maxwell in the files released by the Department of Justice, and appears on the flight logs for the late financier’s private jet.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lowry could practically picture the whole scene.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Conjure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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