idea
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Whilst the idea of appointing an envoy, perhaps even a group of them, will be floated in Cyprus, serious discussion would only happen at the level of EU leaders, potentially at their summit next month.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
But the idea that a human aesthetic would transcend ages in human history is no mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
A senior presidential official has floated the idea of a "national dividend", arguing that excess AI-related tax revenue could be used to support social welfare programmes.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”
From Slate • May 26, 2026
“But, I had no idea you were back there!”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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