ideal
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Yes, chatbots are unusually persuasive, and writers pick up model biases without even knowing it, but the baseline isn’t some platonic ideal of a perfectly objective journalist.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Mr. McCarthy arrives on his doorstep at what is clearly not an ideal moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“I think we were the ideal owners for this space,” Fagot says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
She said the new homes planned at Woodside could be ideal to rent while saving up to buy your own.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“Joining midyear isn’t ideal, but it’s totally possible. Fern was homeschooled before this, is that correct?”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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