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optimal

[op-tuh-muhl] / ˈɒp tə məl /


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"This study suggests that the current approach of relying on risk scores and symptoms as primary gatekeepers for prevention is not optimal," he says.

From Science Daily

That means coordinating flows of income, withdrawals, Roth IRA conversions, charitable giving, capital gains, and equity compensation so that your income lands in the optimal tax bracket over time.

From Barron's

"This kind of research is important for understanding how we can select the optimal bacteriophages for therapies, and to understand the differences in infectious behavior we see in the lab," Dr. Hodgkinson-Bean says.

From Science Daily

They’re trying to figure out if some are better for you than others, if there is an optimal type of fermentation and what exactly it is about these foods that makes them healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal

By August, the preference had dropped to two sides and two months later, three is now the optimal number.

From BBC