central idea

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Her central idea is simple, but radical: your home is not a reflection of your worth.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

“His central idea was that to live is to act, transforming oneself and the world around,” Ms. Riskin writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The pair spent the next several hours honing the central idea and spitballing about plot and character development.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

But Ms Inman Grant has also raised concerns about the central idea behind the government’s policy, which is that there’s a causal link between social media and declining mental health.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

The central idea of the book is the development of the principle of national independence in both politics and religion from the earlier condition of a world empire.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin