idea
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This connection supports the idea that they originated in the glacier and may have remained associated with Ötzi for thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
If you’re betting on one of the AI stacks — whether it’s Claude, ChatGPT or any other — I have no idea where they are in five years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
When Belgian underwater photographer Stefan Panis discovered a bottle buried in a shipwreck off the coast of Dover in 2025, he had no idea what he had found.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
For decades, the Roman professionals in charge of Catholicism’s post-Vatican II efforts to recompose unity with Eastern Orthodoxy have been guided by a strategic idea: the road to Constantinople runs through Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
‘Well, then. Heading east sounds like a good idea.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The two sides played nice in the heady days of 2025, when the midterms were far enough off in the distance and everyone was willing to pay lip service to Piker’s more exotic ideas.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Zigzagging between robots, weapons and computers in his garage workshop, Ukrainian engineer Eduard Trotsenko was bubbling with excitement as he showed off his latest prototypes and dreamed of sci-fi-inspired futuristic ideas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
"I worked under different coaches with different ideas and philosophies."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Shareholders have some ideas on how to close that gap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Watching him left Penelope with two very different ideas to ponder as she walked up the drive back to the house.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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