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n. - The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation v. - Try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it..

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  • The class was divided into groups to brainstorm on their respective topics.
  • The brainstorm is this: one could very easily use Meetup to arrange a local “Old School CD Share.”
  • What you come up with in a brainstorm is a seed of an idea that needs to be cultivated to grow.
  • So, at this point, we'd like to kind of brainstorm, what would it look like?
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