idealized
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The researchers suggest that one reason the idea took more than two decades to demonstrate is that the original theory was developed under idealized conditions that are difficult to reproduce experimentally.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Worried about its future and often nostalgic for an idealized past, it's fair to say that much of America saw itself in Dolly Parton.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Everyone wants you to be an idealized version of … not even yourself, but of what they want you to be,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
But it isn’t returning to its past image, which some people considered inappropriate and off-color by focusing too much on idealized images of beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
It was not the path that Reggie had once idealized, but it was a clear direction and one he was undertaking with typical, quiet resolve.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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