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optimal

[op-tuh-muhl] / ˈɒp tə məl /


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Kopke, who came from Munich to retain his title in the men's downhill race, said the conditions were "optimal" this year.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

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

His most influential idea, “bounded rationality,” holds that people lack the information and computational capacity to make truly optimal decisions, and so they must “satisfice”—settle for an option that meets a “good enough” threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

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

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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