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ideal

[ahy-dee-uhl, ahy-deel] / aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil /




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The sociologist Michael Kimmel began researching Ideal as part of a family project: Morris Michtom was his great-great-uncle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Ideal Sundays for the actor are built around family, watching football games on TV, eating Italian cuisine or a good steak, and finding time to play golf at Lakeside Golf Club.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Ideal for a Dyche team, some might say.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Ideal theory tells us what a just world would look like and how people in such a world should act.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2024

Oh yes, I already know a little English; just to prove it I’m reading An Ideal Husband with the help of a dictionary!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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