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Which phrase refers to a concept that exists only in theory?

concept

[kon-sept] / ˈkɒn sɛpt /


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The ground floor will house abc kitchens, a restaurant concept combining elements of Vongerichten’s abcV, abc cocina, and abc kitchen.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Turning the laser phase plate concept into working technology required years of engineering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

"We're about to ship Muse Charm, which will have gone from concept to a hardware device in people's pockets in less than a year," Zuckerberg said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

And we absolutely need to abolish the concept that going to a concert alone is any kind of abnormal or undesirable behavior.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

An Eastern concept, born in the Fertile Crescent a few centuries before the birth of Christ, zero not only evoked images of a primal void, it also had dangerous mathematical properties.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Speaking on Holocaust education, the education secretary said new lessons will "challenge" some of the concepts that young people have.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Altogether, they represent the historical forces that shape social concepts like Blackness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Together, these concepts help explain why people do not always experience the world as it objectively is.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Leyva, who became chief executive of the convenience-store giant’s North American arm in August, thinks concepts that are popular in Japan can be a hit with shoppers in the U.S. and Canada too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

If not, T can play clips from other songs or have them sing other short songs to reinforce the concepts of major and minor.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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