central idea
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The show acknowledges these events but keeps focused on the central idea of artistic exchange during this time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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
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
But the central idea is an ethical one—John Scidmore's wavering action in the midst of a business situation where a frank admission of gross neglect was morally imperative.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth
