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concept

[kon-sept] / ˈkɒn sɛpt /


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Yet the film delights in the all-too-human inability to articulate a firm vision of a place or concept as amorphous as heaven.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I've never been able to deal with change so I think the concept of being the only child and then having a sibling, I found that quite hard," she said.

From BBC

So important is the concept, especially to the conduct of monetary policy, that Federal Reserve officials have mentioned it nearly four dozen times in the past five weeks in public remarks and speeches.

From Barron's

Unable to answer those questions, Kurosawa moved on from the concept, though we learn that the number of figures referred to in the title “Seven Samurai” was not chosen with particular care.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sun, the project's principal investigator, said the concept was inspired by cephalopods such as octopuses, which can rapidly alter the look and texture of their skin.

From Science Daily