Word: concoct
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...spite of the raw talent and depth that abounded on this year's roster, the Crimson (14-13, 2-5 Ivy) was unable to concoct the perfect mixture of experience and youthful enthusiasm. As a result, the team was unable to close out important games and hold its own against Ivy rivals...
...meantime, make the most out of your juice. Many parents concoct a sort of pseudo pop by adding a little juice to seltzer water. In an ideal world, I would drink a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice every morning. But commercially prepared O.J.s are perfectly healthy and much more convenient. As a bonus, many are now fortified with calcium or come in pulpier versions for extra fiber...
...United States presidency should not hang by the thread of questionable Florida ballots. I therefore propose that we concoct an entirely different method to decide between our candidates...
...Intelligence Agencies are nervously eyeing these new designs. Quantum computers, in particular, could be so powerful that they might one day break the most intricate secret codes the CIA can concoct. Not that a quantum supercomputer is going to leap out of some laboratory and paralyze the CIA anytime soon. These computers seem to be exquisitely sensitive. The tiniest disturbance--even a passing cosmic ray--can change the orientation of their computational atoms, spoiling the calculation. At present, quantum computers can perform only trivial calculations on perhaps five atoms. To do any useful work, they would need to calculate...
...could concoct some elaborate excuse to explain why, around 2 p.m. last Thursday, I was dropping virtual water balloons on taxis, bicyclists and innocent pedestrians traversing my computer screen. Or why I spent 10 minutes answering a detailed online questionnaire only to discover that (according to whoever wrote it) I have the personality of a pug dog. But I won't insult your intelligence. The truth is, I was goofing...