central idea
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It can feel overstuffed, and some sections of this thematically arranged presentation can feel tenuously connected to the central idea of “what it means to be human in the face of sweeping technological changes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The central idea was the same: to have more control over their creations.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
The pair spent the next several hours honing the central idea and spitballing about plot and character development.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
The new kind of fair mobility is a central idea of degrowth.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
That all liberal professions or worthy pursuits should find their natural head among the representatives of the Crown was the central idea of the Queen’s husband.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)