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optimal

[op-tuh-muhl] / ˈɒp tə məl /


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“I don’t know that the front end is the optimal place to be borrowing right now,” said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

The dishwasher camera tailors washes for optimal energy efficiency and finally solves the mystery of what goes on inside there during the cycle.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

But it turns out that determining the optimal amount of AI usage for each employee isn’t a straightforward question.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"There was no algorithm to find that optimal solution before," Farre Kaga said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

While one interatomic contact was slightly shorter than optimal, it was not out of line with several published values, and I was not disturbed.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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