ideal
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The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A player's ideal role can also change depending on the players around them and the opposition's set-up.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski helped lead his team to an ideal 2-1 road win over the Phillies Tuesday, avoiding overtaxing his arm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"When the ferns dry out, the thick mats act as the ideal fuel to trigger massive wildfires," Van de Schootbrugge explains.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
For Aristotle, the ideal science consisted of a chain of logical deductions from incontestable premises.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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
Those words were both a promise and a challenge, calling on each generation to bring the nation closer to its founding ideals.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
"There's more to do to fulfil the nation's founding ideals," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Rebecca Nagle: The part we all know is the part where Thomas Jefferson is pontificating about these enlightenment ideals.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
So instead of being influenced by the sound of ancient Greek music, eighteenth-century composers were influenced by the ideals of classical art.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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