ideal
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But trees in pots should be brought indoors "as late as possible - the weekend before Christmas is ideal", advises the RHS.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
In an ideal timeline, Mexico would have made it to the finals and won.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
Consumers who are on the fence about a boneless couch could find that Black Friday is an ideal time to purchase one at a discount, Shand added.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Even if scientists could identify the ideal blast configuration, executing it would require extraordinary precision.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Politics on occasion crept into the dialogue, much like an exotic plant growing amid descriptions of vetch as the ideal rotation crop.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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She mailed him a copy, with this inscription: “To Dr. John Truman with deep respect and gratitude for your high ideals and continued faithful service to children. Be blessed always. Diana.”
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
“There are still a lot of people in this country, for all its issues, who believe in these fundamental ideals of creative freedom.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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
I am not now speaking of the popular idea of regimenting people’s thought; I’m speaking of the implicit, almost unconscious, or pre-conscious, assumptions and ideals upon which whole nations and races act and live.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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