ideal
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He is an outdoor person, like Rose; has trouble fitting into societal norms, like Rose; and he is an ideal intellectual partner for her, bantering, well-read and ready to engage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Charlie said in an "ideal scenario, none of us are going to pay tax on something that's a necessity that none of us can help".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The ideal outcome here would be one in which you wouldn’t need an Israeli presence,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in April in a Fox News interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
A delayed rainy season between 2024 and 2025 blocked the emergence of the "ideal window for burning in certain areas" where fire is used to clear agricultural land, Alencar said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Given that he also knew many officials in Washington, he was considered an ideal messenger.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Those words were both a promise and a challenge, calling on each generation to bring the nation closer to its founding ideals.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
The nation is so committed to its egalitarian ideals of social enjoyment, proper development and sport-for-all that kids aren’t even sorted by talent until they’re 13.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"There's more to do to fulfil the nation's founding ideals," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Rebecca Nagle: The part we all know is the part where Thomas Jefferson is pontificating about these enlightenment ideals.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
Mrs. Levy was a woman of interests and ideals.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing ideal
Frindle
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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