optimal
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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
When you pick a destination in the Google Maps app running on the car’s infotainment system, it factors in your charging stops—scouting the fewest and fastest options for an optimal ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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 mile was four laps of the track; the 5,0 was more than twelve, what Louie would describe as a “fifteen- minute torture chamber,” well over three times his optimal distance.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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