ideally

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I double-check facts and figures and ensure they’re from reputable sources, ideally with multiple additional sources backing them up.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Somewhere on that paperwork will be a number to call — ideally for a life insurance agent who sold the policy to your parents, but it may be a more generic customer service line.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

If you have a lower score, the first step is getting preapproved, ideally through your own bank, which knows your history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Eisenberg said that the production team always wanted to focus on a consumer-facing brand, ideally a family-owned one, to develop that “David versus Goliath” narrative that grounds the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

“But what is it about baseball that is ideally suited to Americans?”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord