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[uncountable, countable] thought (of something/of doing something) an intention or a hope of doing something She had given up all thought of changing her job.
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"research is not a straight line" can mean that it takes trial and error plus lots of effort to get the research needed/getting research isn't easy
The answer would most likely be B. Sarcastic
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Your thinking rate is faster than your speaking rate.