idea
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Governments like Canada’s “pushed the idea of immigration to solve problems, and it just didn’t do anything,” said Mikal Skuterud, an economics professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The idea that McGinn's career had hit its ceiling could not have been further off the mark, but he was lucky to have one at all two years later.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Here’s the idea: When you’re still working and adding money, the order of your returns barely matters.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
"You first read a basic book to get an idea of the knowledge," says Bayer, "and then move to the really complicated book."
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
I had no idea that night who these people were, and neither did I care.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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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