idea
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But you might have no idea if you’ve been listening to hockey-ignorant media dopes like me lather attention on the incoming World Cup and the East Coast-pleasing, media-hub Knicks-Spurs NBA final.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But Beck had the crazy idea of creating a small rocket that would make frequent and cheap trips to space.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
These movies swung for the fences to prove that all is not yet lost — an idea that, in itself, can feel subversive.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The idea is not strict enforcement, but deterrent measures to alter player behaviour.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“What’s all this?” she asked, but she had an idea, and the panic started to bubble.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing idea
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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List 1
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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