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ideation

[ahy-dee-ay-shuhn] / ˌaɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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That bill requires crisis protocols for suicidal ideation, parental controls, and independent child-safety audits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The design software market faces unique risks, Radke conceded, as generative AI reduces the time and skill required for prototyping and ideation, in turn blurring the boundaries “of who a ‘designer’ is.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Black women have also historically reported suicidal ideation during the postpartum period at a rate roughly double that of white women.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026

Queer youth experience significantly higher rates of suicidal ideation than their non-LGBTQ+ peers, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

Their logical composition is, indeed, that of an external perception, and there is in ideation exactly the same duality as in sensation.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Alfred Binet




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