ideally
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He acknowledged that the judge should have handled the process differently and ideally would have invited a response.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
But it’s just this supposed difficulty that should ideally qualify him for all but the most timid of book clubs.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
To preserve the scientific value of the tissue, donations should ideally occur within 48 hours after death, although later donations may still be possible.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
The Gulf carriers, as relative newcomers to the industry, were also able to invest in modern fleets ideally suited to the kind of model they were building.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Regiomontanus’s procedure for measuring parallax ideally involved comparing the apparent position of a celestial object soon after dark with its apparent position not long before dawn, thus maximizing the parallax to be measured.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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