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have a notion



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“The challenge for everyone and the opportunity is: How do you have a notion of what’s objective and real in a world where there’s going to be a lot of synthetic content?”

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

"We don't have a notion that crimes of finance are explained by biology," said Troy Duster, an emeritus professor of sociology at UC Berkeley.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

"I have a notion of the maximum deficit for next year. My idea is it will be lower than this year," he said late on Thursday.

From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2022

“Because I didn’t have a notion of him prior to Quibi, and because that first presentation pitching Quibi was so mind-boggling, I was just left thinking, Does he really know?”

From The Verge • Nov. 11, 2020

People have a notion that an­imals can eat anything without the least consequence to their health.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel