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the idea



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, the very idea . See under what's the idea .
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Supervisor Holly Mitchell said Tuesday that she wants to make it easier to fire workers credibly accused of sexual abuse, while Supervisor Janice Hahn floated the idea of tying department heads’ salary, in part, to their work cracking down on alleged abuse.

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Those opposing it said the idea was divisive, would create special "classes" of citizens where some have more rights than others, and the new advisory body would slow government decision-making.

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Amazon’s stock dropped after the White House’s remarks, but jumped back up after the company said it wouldn’t go through with the idea.

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"All Up In My Grill" reimagines the traditional cooking show by extending the idea of grilling beyond its usual confines.

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I'm super intrigued by the idea of backyard yakitori.

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