the idea
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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
Core to the new guidance is the idea that teenagers should start planning childbearing ASAP.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Americans growing up in the 21st century might be puzzled by his words, because the idea of widespread Sunday business closings has, with notable exceptions, been disappearing for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Instead, the idea is to line up several potential funding sources and remain flexible as circumstances evolve.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
“You said yourself the Afterlife is wonderful. Better than here, you said! What happened to the idea that you were helping her?”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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