ideal
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Yet as ever, Swanberg prefers to show the real experience of dating, not its Hollywoodized ideal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He realized that tumors provide an ideal setting for investigating these effects because cancer cells are often subjected to significant mechanical forces.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Afterwards Williams described the scheduling as "not ideal" and said it "wasn't great" for either her or Kenin in terms of conditioning.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
This makes him an ideal mark for a certain kind of salesman.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The colorblindness ideal is premised on the notion that we, as a society, can never be trusted to see race and treat each other fairly or with genuine compassion.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
We have to go back to believing in powerful ideals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"We had to rebuild our lives from scratch," De Zerbi told Lamrani, who says the Italian remains "true to the ideals of his youth and to his working-class roots".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Wilde found further inspiration in Araki’s own fortitude, his steadfastness to his ideals and how it sets him apart from many other filmmakers who parlayed early indie cred into payday careerism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The nation is so committed to its egalitarian ideals of social enjoyment, proper development and sport-for-all that kids aren’t even sorted by talent until they’re 13.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Someone from Barack’s administration might have said that the optics there were bad—that what the public saw didn’t reflect the president’s reality or ideals.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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