the idea
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Members of the public and companies will provide comments on the idea, ahead of the changes potentially taking effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Big Ten is still also pushing for a 24-team College Football Playoff, but Petitti said that the conference’s stance has evolved since he first started pushing the idea a year ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Popular constitutionalism usually names the idea that constitutional meaning is not the province of courts alone.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
"That was the idea, to get a top player, and Morgan is one of them."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Column space for joking articles about ghosts and gossip diminished as the idea of Southern secession grew more common.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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