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Which phrase refers to a concept that exists only in theory?

concept

[kon-sept] / ˈkɒn sɛpt /


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Falling for a bespoke arrangement of code remains a novel concept for most people, but it’s also an accessible alternative to isolation.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The ground floor will house abc kitchens, a restaurant concept combining elements of Vongerichten’s abcV, abc cocina, and abc kitchen.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The team first demonstrated that the concept worked by installing a laser phase plate in one of Glaeser's older electron microscopes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Even at “wild” parties, the behavior described in this and other horror stories was a completely alien concept.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

An Eastern concept, born in the Fertile Crescent a few centuries before the birth of Christ, zero not only evoked images of a primal void, it also had dangerous mathematical properties.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Speaking on Holocaust education, the education secretary said new lessons will "challenge" some of the concepts that young people have.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

By later adulthood, however, people have already developed extensive stores of memories, concepts, and experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Altogether, they represent the historical forces that shape social concepts like Blackness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Most importantly, he’s an excellent communicator who can boil down complex policy ideas into easily digestible concepts without dumbing them down.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Really they were more like our masterpieces, because I was the one who gave him some of the concepts for where and how to write his tag.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds


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