idea
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The unpleasant market metaphor refers to the idea that even a lifeless feline when dropped from a height may initially ricochet off the ground.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola and many oppose the idea of bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the country.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
He now denies this, telling the BBC it was "categorically" not his idea and that large parts of his book were fictionalised to make it appear that he "was at the centre of all stories".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Eternalism is the idea that time doesn’t flow or pass — that all events across all time are equally real within a four-dimensional structure known as the “block universe.”
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
They were frighteningly shallow – no deeper than his thumb-joint -and he had no idea if they’d hold.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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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