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

My annotations helped me come up with a central idea to use for my final paper, but after a point it was no longer an assignment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

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

The new kind of fair mobility is a central idea of degrowth.

From Salon • May 3, 2024

Hence the Church has ever clung with a tenacity of grasp, which shallow hearts could ill understand, to this central idea, the indefeasible wedlock of heaven and earth in the God-man.

From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.