idea
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Here’s the idea: When you’re still working and adding money, the order of your returns barely matters.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Olsen: You’ve often mentioned in the past, it’s a phrase I’m very taken with, “stretching culture,” expanding the idea of what’s possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Ahmed: Of course, like this idea of searching for your identity in a world that either commodifies it or punishes it, that’s something I relate to.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
For you, is the premise of the show predicated on the idea that someone like you would never get that part, or is it that, of course you should get that?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“For practice,” Trey added, as if that made the idea any more reasonable.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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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