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
My annotations helped me come up with a central idea to use for my final paper, but after a point it was no longer an assignment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The new kind of fair mobility is a central idea of degrowth.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
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 was none other than the same central idea of her life which we found developed in the Daughters College days of her girlhood.
From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)