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ideally

[ahy-dee-uh-lee] / aɪˈdi ə li /




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“It does, however, provide an opportunity to evaluate management costs, overhead burdens, and ideally find ways to get after the science faster and more affordably.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"Obviously I would love to have that happen on home soil," said Hodgkinson, discussing where she would ideally set the record this summer.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

I love watching comedians navigate that impossible little tightrope between structure and chaos: character work, timing, escalation, commitment and, ideally, a killer ending.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

They work tirelessly behind the scenes, don’t seek the recognition of a front-of-house role, and ideally have a perspective independent from the rest of the organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

His daughter, writer Norah Christianson, remembers that he had “the body of a dancer, lithe and wiry and thin, everything in balance,” a physique ideally suited to the pitch and yaw of a horse’s withers.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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