idea
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Still, she said, she had no idea when she could go home and was upset she had not grabbed food for the pets because she did not think she would be gone so long.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Industry figures briefed on the move said the idea has not been taken forward at this point, after EU scepticism, as attention focuses on the details of existing negotiations over food, farm and energy trade.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The authors introduce the idea of the gumline, the mushy, undercooked top of a crust onto which too much tomato sauce has been slopped.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Only later did Einstein–Rosen bridges become associated with wormholes, despite having little to do with the original idea.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
We had no idea what this meant but everyone in the household submitted to having the strip of cloth wrapped around his arm and air pumped into it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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