idea
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The idea is to make it easier to detain and deport those arriving by sea.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
You asked whether delaying until age 67 would be a bad idea.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
No one forced him to sign-up, he said, but the idea was constantly present.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The hypothesis views Earth itself as capable of gradually producing an organic world from an initially all-inorganic environment under harsh primordial conditions, an idea broadly consistent with earlier abiogenesis concepts.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“Seems like a good idea to freshen things up. Everything around this town is growing and spreading, especially with all the moving-picture business.”
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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