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Meanings of concoct a story in English

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Usage of concoct a story in English
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Why give them a chance to regain their strength, to concoct a story?
Fatherland
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We concoct a story and then let it leak out.
Operation: Outer Space
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I cannot allow you time to concoct a story.
The Young Llanero: A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela
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I'm afraid they wouldn't credit a mercenary with the intelligence to concoct a story like yours.
Relic of the Dawn
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Theodore was fain to concoct a story about a strained back that would not allow Jerry to rise from the bed.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896
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He concocted a story about some people named Stanwood who owned a schooner named Andromeda.
The new yorker
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But he had concocted a story for himself.
The Duke's Children
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Then, Adams concocted a story and lied to everyone, including his children, about what became of his wife.
News.com.au
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More damage control came from Dayle's publicist, who concocted a story about the meeting with Leigh on that fateful night.
The next to die
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He was too anxious to gain the title to jeopardize the succession by concocting a story of a false marriage.
The Moon Rock
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"You boys concoct a story to tell Sears when he gets back tonight?"
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
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On the way back to the railroad he concocts a story that he will relate to his employer to explain his delay.
The new yorker
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Sheen's publicist said on Monday that Anderson's allegations were "completely false" and accused her of concocting a story for money.
Reuters
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AN UNEMPLOYED dance teacher was jailed yesterday for concocting a story that he was sexually assaulted by X Factor judge Louis Walsh.
The Irish Times
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Early on they had concocted a story for when they found people, to explain where they were going without bringing them any trouble.
To the blight: the eye of the world
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That you cleverly escaped humiliation and eternal torture by concocting a story about sparing your Watchers the pain of hunting their own children.
Angelfall
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