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Going down to 10 men on the way to a 1-0 derby defeat is far from ideal, but at full-time Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca offered a different perspective.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Carney shared the anecdote on Tuesday at the gathering of the global financial elite in Toronto where he was pitching Canada as an ideal place to invest.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“While not ideal — and generally I try to encourage clients to reduce discretionary expenses first — sometimes it’s the only option,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The low cost, neutral flavor and abundance of soybean oil made it ideal for processed foods.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

This wasn’t ideal, but it did give us something to talk about.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Much has changed in the world in the 60 years since “Star Trek” premiered, but its core messages and ideals remain as vital as ever, particularly during these uncertain times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Mr. Rebeiro is perceptive on this distinction: Slaveholding measured the distance between American conduct and American ideals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The campus green they inhabit is a febrile zone in which lofty ideals and cynicism regularly collide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

He enslaved more than 100 people at Mount Vernon, and historians continue to grapple with the contradiction between the nation’s founding ideals and the human bondage practiced by its first president, among his strong mythology.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

At times, some of them agonized over the great gulf between their words, ideals, and actions.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis