ideal
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More than two decades after these aired, we’ve swerved between an age of unattainable thinness being pushed as a cultural ideal and a time of healthy-at-any-size body positivity from which we’re slowly regressing.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mr. Craiutu makes the case for moderation as a political ideal quite as intellectually and morally satisfying as any all-embracing ideology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
A guaranteed $110,000 in annual fixed income might sound ideal, but other financial planners warn it’s not so simple.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The way he took down the Sri Lanka bowling was an ideal imitation of England's greatest white-ball player.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“A brief summary and succinct explanation, the theoretical ideal, if you will, behind the project topic.”
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Journalist Reitman connects lives of nine Americans over three decades, vividly showing how ideals can give way to fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Following his inspiration, Congress enacted the National Endowment for Democracy to promote and resource democratic ideals around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"However, I think deep down, I definitely I lean towards feeling more European in my ideas and ideals."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Premodern “portrayals of the face,” Ms. Bound-Alberti writes, “were formulaic and symbolic, representing characters and ideals, or social and religious importance, rather than what a person really looked like.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He spoke so often and so passionately of healing our country’s divisions, appealing to a set of higher ideals he believed were innate in most people.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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