idea
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But our new findings, published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, challenge this long-held idea about human evolution.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“The idea was that this would be a quality facility, a great park that we hope will rival San Diego’s Balboa Park and other great parks across the country,” Irvine mayor Larry Agran said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The idea is that when sterile flies are released into targeted areas, they wold mate with wild screwworm flies and prevent them from reproducing.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Investors are cheering the idea that Intel could serve as a backup chip manufacturer for Nvidia and Google.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
We were so preoccupied, I think, by the ordinary things in life, that after a while I did not give much thought to Mutti’s mysterious idea.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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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