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The phrase "a cue from the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a signal or prompt that guides someone's actions or decisions, often in a specific context like performance or communication.
Example: "The director gave a cue from the sidelines, prompting the actors to begin their scene."
Alternatives: "a signal from the" or "a prompt from the".
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Taking a cue from the Yahoo C.E.O.
"I think [Widodo] took a cue from the Ahok case.
Take a cue from the talk show host Ellen Degeneres.
And taking a cue from the technology itself, they need to do it a lot faster.
Most other teenagers might have taken a cue from the setting and worn athletic clothes.
TAKING a cue from the Internet, I have decided to rewrite my resume.
Take a cue from the restaurant's name and head right for the steaks.
One thing she did was take a cue from the overt pictorialism of Schubert's piano line.
And take a cue from the picnic crowd on the serving temperature of the chicken.
So why not take a cue from the shu mai dumpling, which mixes shrimp and pork?
In this, I take a cue from the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.
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