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optimal

[op-tuh-muhl] / ˈɒp tə məl /


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Anderson’s boyfriend would call it an optimal level of optimism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

"These operations will resume shortly, under optimal security conditions, once the final checks and security measures have been completed."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

“We don’t really know what the optimal size of the company will be in the future,” Meta Platforms’ chief financial officer, Susan Li, told investors this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

If you can afford to pay off the mortgage without leaving yourselves short of an adequate emergency reserve, I wouldn’t dismiss that choice completely just because it isn’t mathematically optimal on paper.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The railroad tracks bisected the park, perhaps not the optimal design.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner


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