idea
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Since then, it has mostly been left to nature, although the Big Idea science centre opened on the peninsula about 26 years ago.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
She is the author of the New York Times bestseller “The Manny,” as well the novels “The Idea of Him,” “It Happens in the Hamptons” and “It’s Hot in the Hamptons.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Idea Jewellery, which does not receive government support but would like to, is in talks with 20 retailers including well-known brands in major cities who are already clients of the long-running family business.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
The Big Idea at the bottom of it is novel enough, but even though it has real-world precedents, it does inch across the line between clever and goofy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Ifemelu borrowed those words months later, in a blog post written during the final, frenzied lap of the presidential campaign: “Even the Idea of Being Ready Is Ridiculous.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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