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ideal

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




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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

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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