central idea

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It can feel overstuffed, and some sections of this thematically arranged presentation can feel tenuously connected to the central idea of “what it means to be human in the face of sweeping technological changes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The central idea was the same: to have more control over their creations.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

“I didn’t want you to know how ugly the world is,” he explains, laying out the film’s central idea.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

That painful history can be alchemized into thrilling entertainment is both the central idea and the takeaway experience of “Jelly’s Last Jam,” the jaw-dropping Encores! revival that opened on Wednesday at City Center.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

It tells us, that nothing shall be for its uses only, but all things shall take their tone and quality from the central idea.

From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Adler, Felix