central idea

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“His central idea was that to live is to act, transforming oneself and the world around,” Ms. Riskin writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“I didn’t want you to know how ugly the world is,” he explains, laying out the film’s central idea.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

But Ms Inman Grant has also raised concerns about the central idea behind the government’s policy, which is that there’s a causal link between social media and declining mental health.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

That painful history can be alchemized into thrilling entertainment is both the central idea and the takeaway experience of “Jelly’s Last Jam,” the jaw-dropping Encores! revival that opened on Wednesday at City Center.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

She must know in her heart that this missionary enterprise is a divergence from her central idea, however much more good it may accomplish.

From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)