optimal
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If you have a better sense of how long you’ll live, you can claim Social Security at the optimal time and adjust your portfolio to match your expected life span.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Then she advises readers that the purpose of exercise is to achieve an optimal “waist-to-hip” ratio supposedly preferred by men.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
“We don’t really know what the optimal size of the company will be in the future,” she told investors last Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The decision will help it “make more optimal economic decisions around how we best utilize our debt and cash portfolios to support the business,” CFO Kevan Parekh said.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
“The winds will die down soon. You need to be there at the optimal hour. So, you mustn’t waste time with questions.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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