optimal
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Anderson’s boyfriend would call it an optimal level of optimism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Laos already hosts 90 hydropower plants and there are dozens more in neighbouring nations, leaving few optimal sites remaining.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Theoretically, there is a “neutral” interest rate that keeps growth, unemployment and inflation steady, like the optimal thermostat setting that keeps your house comfortable.
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 optimal habitable zone is very specific. We are nearly ready with a defoliant.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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