idea
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Chicago activists got the idea for whistles after speaking to Angelenos who told them how they communicated when cellphone service went down around the Metropolitan Detention Center that first weekend of raids.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
He had no idea the interview was being broadcast across the country and when he walked into the Santos dressing room, every one of his new team-mates had huge grins on their faces in response.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The idea, in a nutshell, is to switch on the immune system and starve the cancer at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
"The idea is that the animals are going to make predictions about different matches that will be played," zookeeper Ivan Reynoso told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
And there was the fashion show, the pieces that Formann’s was going to rent from the shop, the theme that had been my very own idea.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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