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But after Putin's flat nyet, Trump in the East Room described a ceasefire as a nice idea but not an imperative.—Susan Page, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 Even so, a courtesy heads-up is always a nice idea.—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2025 What once was just a nice idea is fast becoming a movement.—Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 That’s a nice idea, but beware, there might not be a future negotiation.—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025 Helen Clay Frick’s early Italian Renaissance paintings, on view for nine decades downstairs, are now gathered — such a nice idea — in what was her second-floor bedroom.—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025 Boundaries aren't just a nice idea—they're necessary for having healthy relationships built on mutual respect.—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 Inspiration isn’t just a magic ingredient or a nice idea that makes employees feel good.—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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