the big idea
Example Sentences
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You talk in the documentary about how the big idea at the outset of your solo career was fusing rock and dance music.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Not long ago, technology was the big idea for enabling Africa to leapfrog its way out of poverty.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023
Sometimes the big picture, the big idea, the main reason for the experiment isn’t even the biggest reward in the outcome.
From Fox News • Oct. 9, 2020
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But the big idea is conflict prevention, he said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2017
"But what's the big idea in your trying to do a Sherlock Holmes in this murder case?"
From The Winning Clue by Hay, James