ideation

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Potential adverse events the companies knew about included depression, suicidal ideation, somnolence, edema, dizziness and confusion, documents from lawsuits show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

To wit, the ideation behind the “Cosmic Selector” — a mysterious, maybe metaphysical jukebox where the punch of a button might bring about alternative life trajectories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

And then, in early March, I held a weeklong strategy meeting to just talk through approvals and ideation and things like that.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025

Takubo, a physician, cited more than a dozen peer-reviewed studies showing a decrease in rates of suicide ideation and attempts among youth with severe gender dysphoria who had access to medication therapy.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

It is the emotional "tang" which distinguishes belief from mere ideation, and, if it be present, the ideation and explicit judgment may be dispensed with.

From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Anderson, Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester)