idea
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She is gently skeptical of the idea that people are shaped in predictable ways by the order in which they come into the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The idea being: This isn’t actually a real lawsuit, and in cases where the same kind of claims have been made, the IRS has defended those cases and asserted all sorts of defenses.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
He described knocking the property's door aggressively, with the owner answering, and having no idea of what was happening on her roof.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The unpleasant market metaphor refers to the idea that even a lifeless feline when dropped from a height may initially ricochet off the ground.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
But even if he wasted his precious, waning energy on this idea, was it possible to change how he felt about himself?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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