big idea
Example Sentences
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“Distributors looked at it and saw a substance and a really big idea, revolving around that wonderful sledgehammer of a line.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
The big idea, as with the Brixham fishermen's clinic, is to better tailor health services to local communities, and offer people more checks and tests to stop them falling sick in the first place.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025
“This is a really big idea that makes a lot of sense,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
Still, there’s a very provocative big idea hiding under all theatrics: that once fashion enters the museum and falls into hands of a conservator it becomes an object and effectively “dies.”
From New York Times • May 9, 2024
“Okay, so what’s your big idea for getting inside?”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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