idea
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Industry figures briefed on the move said the idea has not been taken forward at this point, after EU scepticism, as attention focuses on the details of existing negotiations over food, farm and energy trade.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Still, she said, she had no idea when she could go home and was upset she had not grabbed food for the pets because she did not think she would be gone so long.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
It was in her classroom at Tikvah, the Jewish foundation Ms. Wisse has called home since 2014, where I first heard the idea that Josef K. was a Jew.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The turnaround plan is a good idea, and it supports a much higher stock price down the road.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
It was Karli’s idea, for instance, that two of the choir schoolchildren should take it in turns to ride up with him on Marlene, one in front of him, one behind.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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Vocabulary lists containing idea
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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