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the idea

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  1. Also, the very idea. See under what's the idea.


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One big factor that supports the idea of leadership rotation is investor unease around some of the biggest themes — the artificial-intelligence trade, the “Magnificent Seven” group of megacap tech stocks and market concentration.

From MarketWatch

“I do not buy the idea that there aren’t enough American truck drivers to meet demands in this country,” Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said in an October news conference.

From Los Angeles Times

Spencer returned to Australia, slowly coming to terms with the idea his days as a professional cricketer might be done.

From BBC

“A few years ago, the idea would have been unthinkable,” said Ajay Gopal, chief financial officer at The RealReal, where Gen Z and millennials account for over half of shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I never liked the idea of the royal family film," she reportedly once said.

From BBC