idea
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As with the ESL, in the end, Infantino was left with no choice but to withdraw the idea.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The idea was for people to come and learn, work on their business, and hit the gym and eat right to gain the strength to build their own utopias elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Chen said he had no idea what that information could have been, or if the killing was even connected to the business dispute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Like the devil in that famous ad, it’s their idea of a good time.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Sneaking out of the house on the north side to go to a party after sunset probably isn’t a good idea.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
His third term, however, has had the feel of a pale remake, with few genuinely new ideas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Despite these breakthroughs, Tsimerman still prefers to work through ideas like a human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The mechanism appears to contribute to muscle damage caused by statins and challenges earlier ideas about the origins of these side effects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Other ideas include "pink-banded bandit" and "ribbon claw".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He mainly works on naval codes but sometimes stops in to swap ideas with Welchman.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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